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My question...Why would she ever fly to Russia..? (Original Post)
pbmus
Jan 2019
OP
Thailand deported her to Russia based on a conviction for sexual misconduct.
Big Blue Marble
Jan 2019
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emulatorloo
(44,275 posts)1. She had no choice in the matter. See link
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46922420
Mr Zatsarinsky said Rybka, 27, had planned to get a connecting flight to Minsk, the Belarusian capital, but had been seized and dragged from the transit zone on to Russian territory, then whisked away to a police station.
Mr Zatsarinsky said Rybka, 27, had planned to get a connecting flight to Minsk, the Belarusian capital, but had been seized and dragged from the transit zone on to Russian territory, then whisked away to a police station.
LisaM
(27,863 posts)2. She was deported. Did she have a choice?
This raises the larger issue of asylum seekers - they don't want to go back to their countries of origin, because it's not safe for them.
Big Blue Marble
(5,159 posts)6. It is likely money changed hands in the deal. N/T
Big Blue Marble
(5,159 posts)3. Thailand deported her to Russia based on a conviction for sexual misconduct.
The irony.
elleng
(131,429 posts)4. Wasn't voluntary,
airline routing did her in.
sinkingfeeling
(51,499 posts)5. I thought she was deported from Thailand.
2naSalit
(86,978 posts)7. Yup, they did.
To Belarus with a stop over in Moscow. She was arrested at the airport during that plane change.