The Italian police caught a Russian wanted by Interpol, but refused to extradite him - due to the war and Russia's withdrawal from the ECHR The Italian Sondrio police arrested a Russian and Armenian citizen, who was sentenced in Russia to ten years in prison for fraud. The press release states that the hotel where the man was staying gave the police his details, which triggered the alert. It turned out that Russia was looking for the man through Interpol. Later, the court confirmed the legality of his arrest but ordered his immediate release; They did not hand him over to the Russian authorities. "The assessment took into account the international framework and the significant legal consequences related to the situation in the Russian Federation, including the military invasion of Ukraine that began in February 2022, and the termination of the Russian Federation's participation in the European Convention on Human Rights following its expulsion from the Council of Europe." Russia ceased to be a party to the treaty on September 16, 2022. From this moment on, the European Court of Human Rights does not consider complaints about new violations by the Russian authorities. And they do not implement decisions made in cases made in the past.