Spanish police release Putin critic Browder previously detained under Russian warrant
The anti-corruption campaigner and well-known critic of President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Bill Browder was arrested in Madrid, Spain, under Russian warrant. He later tweeted that the police cut him loose.
As reported by Censor.NET citing Browder’s tweets, he was freed from custody after the Lyon-based Interpol general secretary had advised the police not to honour the Russian arrest warrant.
In the back of the Spanish police car going to the station on the Russian arrest warrant. They won’t tell me which station pic.twitter.com/Xwj27xC7Zd
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) 30 мая 2018 г.
Good news. Spanish National Police just released me after Interpol General Secretary in Lyon advised them not to honor the new Russian Interpol Red Notice. This is the 6th time that Russia has abused Interpol in my case pic.twitter.com/ZonzXizvIJ
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) 30 мая 2018 г.
Browder led a campaign to expose corruption and punish Russian officials he blamed for the death of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky back in 2009.
