falconzord t1_j2bsx0j wrote on December 31, 2022 at 2:13 AM

Reply to comment by degotoga in Kazakhstan Deports Russian FSB Officer Who Fled To Avoid Being Sent To Fight In Ukraine by Zhukov-74

Doesn't Kazakhstan have an open border with Russia? What are the grounds for his deportation?

degotoga t1_j2bwbg5 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 2:38 AM

> Zhilin had to cross the border illegally because as an FSB officer he was not allowed to leave the country. He asked for political asylum in Kazakhstan, but his request was rejected and he was arrested.

> Zhovtis believes that Kazakhstan was under pressure to extradite Zhilin to Russia and described it as a “sad situation,” implying that Zhilin is being "handed over simply to die."

falconzord t1_j2bx53e wrote on December 31, 2022 at 2:45 AM

I read the article, but I don't understand why Kazakhstan is bending here, it was illegal from the Russian perspective, not Kazakh.

degotoga t1_j2car7c wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:36 AM

They probably don’t want to be Ukraine’d

No-Ask7043 t1_j2cbv27 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:45 AM

Bingo

mighty_worrier t1_j2d2ize wrote on December 31, 2022 at 9:56 AM

Because if you aren't allowed to cross the border at a checkpoint you cross elsewhere illegally thereby violating the law in both countries.