Russians will demand respect for the rights of Russians detained in Finland

The Russian Embassy in Helsinki maintains contact with relatives of detained Russians and will demand full respect for the rights of Russian citizens, the Russian Embassy said.

Embassy’s press service said, “We maintain contacts with the relatives of the detainees and intend to achieve full respect for the rights and legitimate interests of Russian citizens.”

Finnish police detained three Russian citizens on April 30. According to reports, two college-going youths and a girl are suspected of exporting goods subject to anti-Russian sanctions from Finland.

According to media reports, the court of first instance decided to detain the Russians on May 3. It has set a deadline of August 16 this year for filing complaints.

The embassy said the process took place behind closed doors, with details of the case not disclosed.