On Saturday, October 4, a 47-year-old citizen of Israel, who arrived at Cyprus on a cruise ship, was arrested in the port of Larnaki. By
data
Cyprus
News
Agency
, this happened on the basis of the Order of Interpol, issued at the request of the Russian authorities. The arrested is accused of piracy. We are talking about the capture of the ARCTIC dry cargo ship
Sea
In the Baltic Sea in 2009. The son of an Israeli said that it was "just nonsense."
What happened to Arctic
Sea
?
On July 22, 2009, the Arctic Sea vessel with a team of 15 citizens of the Russian Federation left the Finnish port of Pietarsaari to the Algerian port of Bedya. According to official figures - with a load of wood. On July 24, the dry load was captured by armed persons who called themselves to the drug police. The ship disappeared from the radar. It was found only on August 16 300 miles south of the Cabo-Verde archipelago off the coast of Africa.
The Investigative Committee under the prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation said that Arctic Sea was captured by pirates. On August 20, eight alleged invaders - citizens of Estonia, Latvia and Russia - were delivered to Moscow. They said that they themselves became hostages on the ship, on which they hit, fleeing the storm. In 2011, the Moscow City Court and the Arkhangelsk Regional Court sentenced them to deprivation of liberty for terms of five to 12 years.
According to unofficial information, the Israeli intelligence service Mossad was involved in the capture of the Arctic Sea. The dry cargo is supposedly drove the S-300 missile systems to Iran, and the Israeli special services went to intercept. Critics of this version indicate that such deliveries could be much easier and safer to organize through the Caspian Sea.
Who is arrested in Cyprus?
According to Cyprus News Agency, an Israeli citizen arrested in Larnac is a native of Russia. In fact, this is not so. A man is a native of Riga. He emigrated to Israel from Latvia in 2010. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation believes that this person assisted the pirates by tracking the location of Arctic Sea. In 2009, he was detained, and then released on bail, after which he disappeared.
- Father in shock - he was not on the ship during the capture, he was not armed and did not hold anyone. We have no idea how he was drawn into this story. The father served in the border service, and then in the penitentiary system, risking life for the safety of Israel. All this arrest is just nonsense -
told
portal Mako
The son of an Israeli citizen arrested in Cyprus.
It is expected that the first hearing at the request of Moscow on extradition will be held on the morning of October 6 in the Larnaki court. The family of the arrested hired a team of Cyprus lawyers. The Israeli lawyer became part of her. Protection will insist on release on certain conditions. According to lawyers, their client is not dangerous, and accusations against him do not have soil.
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