Former political prisoner Kevin Lik, freed in prisoner swap one year ago, publicly tears up his Russian passport
Former political prisoner Kevin Lik, who was freed from a Russian prison in the historic prisoner swap between Moscow and multiple Western countries one year ago, tore up his Russian passport at a press conference in Cologne, Germany, on Friday, according to the outlet Sotavision. Lik first tried to burn his passport, but was unable to because of the wind. “I’m not cutting ties with Russia, but I don’t want to be a citizen of a country that tortures so many people,” he said.