Two males detained in Poland in early April on suspicion of assaulting Russian opposition determine Leonid Volkov in Vilnius are anticipated to be transferred to Lithuania by mid-Could, a spokesperson for Lithuania’s prosecution service introduced Thursday.
The Lithuanian Felony Police Bureau, which is coordinating the switch, has not disclosed whether or not it’s also in search of the extradition of the detained Belarusian citizen suspected of ordering the assault, as talked about by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Volkov — a key ally of Russian opposition determine Alexei Navalny, who died aged 47 in an Arctic jail in February — was violently assaulted in his automobile exterior his residence in Vilnius on March 12.
The 2 Polish suspects had been arrested in Warsaw on April 3 and are set to stay in custody till Could 13, in response to a spokesperson for the courtroom.
The regional courtroom in Warsaw has agreed to extradite the suspects to Lithuania with the situation that, if convicted, they’ll serve their sentences in Poland.
