Germany’s Overseas Workplace confirmed on Friday that there are a “low double-digit variety of folks” with German citizenship nonetheless being held in Russia. A “single-digit variety of Germans” are additionally being held in Belarus, the Overseas Workplace stated on Friday.
The Russian authorities have been refusing to permit the German diplomatic mission to go to prisoners who’ve each Russian and German citizenship for round two years.
“They deal with folks with Russian and one other nationality completely as Russian residents,” the Overseas Workplace stated, including that Germany didn’t share this view and was endeavouring “emphatically” to realize consular entry in all instances.
In a complete prisoner trade on Thursday, Russia and Belarus launched 16 individuals who had been imprisoned for his or her actions as journalists, artists, opposition members or activists, amongst different issues.
In return, 10 folks have been handed over to Moscow, together with the convicted hit-man Vadim Krasikov, and spies. The German residents who have been launched have been Rico Okay., who had been sentenced to loss of life in Belarus, and 4 males who had been detained in Russia.