68-year-old Kaliningrad resident Igor Odintsov

68-year-old Kaliningrad resident Igor Odintsov, sentenced to six years in a colony, stated that in Lithuania, where he managed to cross the Nemunas River on foot, he was not given a written request for asylum.

Coverage (2 sources)

• Kaliningrad man convicted for antiwar posts claims Lithuania refused to grant him asylum — Новая газета Европа
• Surveyor sentenced after expulsion from Lithuania confirmed he requested political asylum — Север.Реалии

Key entities

• Lithuania
• Igor Odintsov
• Kaliningrad
• Nemunas

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