MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th May, 2022) The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said on Thursday that Ukrainian blogger and political activist Anatoly Sharij, suspected of treason, had been detained in Spain.
"Pro-Russian blogger Anatoly Sharij, whom the SBU suspects of high treason, was detained in Spain," the security service said on Telegram.
The SBU added that Sharij was detained by Spanish law enforcement officers in close cooperation with the Ukrainian special services.
The Spanish National Police confirmed to Sputnik that Sharij had been detained on an international warrant in the city of Tarragona in northeastern Spain, but declined to provide further comments on the circumstances of the case.
Later in the day, Ukrainian newspaper Segodnya reported, citing the country's law enforcement officials, that Sharij may be extradited to Ukraine.
Sharij is the founder of the political Party of Sharij, whose activities were stopped by the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine after the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
