The Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed to ban the extradition of foreigners who have received asylum in Russia. This will make it possible not to extradite foreign hackers and former Ukrainian officials

The Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed to legally prohibit the extradition abroad of any foreigners who have received one or another type of asylum in Russia.

Currently, the Russian Federation does not extradite only those foreigners who have received asylum because they face persecution in their home country on the basis of race, nationality, or membership in an official group.

The new proposal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs extends the extradition ban to all foreigners, regardless of their status (refugee, temporary protection, temporary asylum, political asylum).

• As Current Time notes , if the proposal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is accepted, it will include, for example, foreign hackers, as well as former Ukrainian officials and security officials who defected to Russia. They will not be extradited, even if they are accused of criminal offenses in their home countries.