Russian Pilot Yaroshenko Wants UN Security Council To Review His Case - Lawyer

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th August, 2018) Russian national Konstantin Yaroshenko has asked Moscow to urge the United Nations Security Council to recognize his abduction and detention by the United States as unlawful, defense lawyer Alexey Tarasov told reporters on Friday.

"This month we turned to the UN special rapporteurs on torture and arbitrary kidnappings requesting to review the case of Konstantin Yaroshenko and to recognize his detention as unlawful," Tarasov said. "Konstantin said today that he would like Russia to voice the topic of his kidnapping in the format of the UN Security Council."