Dmytro Sviatesh, a former deputy of Ukraine who was convicted in absentia in absentia, was arrested in Sweden when he arrived at a Stevie Wonder concert. Sviatash's lawyer, Mark Safarian, stated that the former deputy was detained during the passport control, and claims that there is no reason. Svyatash is currently in the custody of the Swedish Migration Board. However, the official reason for the refusal of entry into the country was Poland's decision to prohibit re-entry entered into the common pool of Schengen countries. Safarian believes that this decision is "politically motivated". Svyatash has Ukrainian and Russian passports. Ukraine declared him wanted by Ukraine. In May 2023, the SBU announced that former Nerdfoot Sviatesh was suspected of treason, but in October the Supreme Court refused a request for his extradition. In November of that year, President Zelensky imposed sanctions against him, and in 2024, in Ukraine, he was sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison for fraud in the amount of UAH 2.2 billion and justifying the aggression of the Russian Federation. Photo: Andrei Marinko / UNIAN.

Dmytro Sviatesh, a former deputy of Ukraine who was convicted in absentia in absentia, was arrested in Sweden when he arrived at a Stevie Wonder concert. Sviatash's lawyer, Mark Safarian, stated that the former deputy was detained during the passport control, and claims that there is no reason. Svyatash is currently in the custody of the Swedish Migration Board. However, the official reason for the refusal of entry into the country was Poland's decision to prohibit re-entry entered into the common pool of Schengen countries. Safarian believes that this decision is "politically motivated". Svyatash has Ukrainian and Russian passports. Ukraine declared him wanted by Ukraine. In May 2023, the SBU announced that former Nerdfoot Sviatesh was suspected of treason, but in October the Supreme Court refused a request for his extradition. In November of that year, President Zelensky imposed sanctions against him, and in 2024, in Ukraine, he was sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison for fraud in the amount of UAH 2.2 billion and justifying the aggression of the Russian Federation. Photo: Andrei Marinko / UNIAN.