Ex-SSU General Andriy Naumov released from Serbian prison - media
Kyiv • UNN
Former SBU General Andriy Naumov, convicted of money laundering, has been released from a Serbian prison but cannot leave the country until his appeal is heard.
Former SBU general Andriy Naumov, suspected of high treason in Ukraine and sentenced to a year in prison in Serbia was sentenced to a year in prison for money laundering, has been released. This information was confirmed by the High Court of Nis. This was reported by the BBC, according to UNN.
The former SBU official was released from a Serbian prison in early December. However, his documents were confiscated and he was banned from leaving the country due to the appeal of his sentence. He is not yet allowed to leave the country or his place of residence until the appeal process is completed,
Details
It is noted that Naumov's lawyers filed a complaint against the decision to the decision to ban him from leaving Serbia, arguing that there was a threat to the client's life, but the court did not satisfy it.
In addition, according to one of the lawyers, as part of the extradition case the court established the existence of a real threat to Naumov's life, and he himself claimed dangers associated with staying in Serbia.
There are contradictions in the position of the same court, as well as in the actions aimed at isolating Andrey Naumov. Our team is documenting all violations in this process for further appeal in international instances
For reference
Andriy Naumov has lost his position as the head of the SBU's Main Department of Internal Andriy Naumov resigned from his post as the SBU's Head of the Internal Security Department at the end of July 2021.
Naumov was arrested on June 7 last year when he was trying to get from Serbia to North Macedonia.
In Ukraine, Naumov was served with two suspicions - misappropriation, embezzlement or misappropriation of property by abuse of office, and abuse of power or official position" and in fraud and causing damage to the in excess of UAH 3.2 million to the state.
Recall
The decision in Naumov's money laundering case was announced by the Serbian court announced in September 2023. By that time, he had almost served his one-year sentence in prison. Subsequently, both the defense and the prosecution filed appeals against this decision. Their consideration is ongoing.
In October 2023, the Serbian Court of Appeal confirmedthe the decision of the Higher Court of First Instance, which had earlier refused to extradite the extradition of the former head of the SBU's Main Department of Internal Security, Andriy Naumov, the former head of the SBU's Internal Security Directorate.
