Medvedev is believed to have belonged to the Wagner Group paramilitary. He fled to Norway in January, but was arrested on Friday at Grense Jakobselv. The police suspected that he was illegally trying to cross the Russian border. According to his defender Brynjulf Risnes, it was a misunderstanding. – He had not intended to cross the border. Medvedev has declared that there is an international documentary project in which he is involved, he said in connection with the arrest. The police did not want to give the name or nationality of the person who was arrested on Friday – but confirmed to Norwegian media that the person has now been released.
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