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Materials over Ukraine’s nationalist leader Yarosh passed to Interpol

Dmytro Yarosh escorted from a news conference ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Pochuev

Dmytro Yarosh escorted from a news conference

© ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Pochuev

SIMFEROPOL, April 11. /ITAR-TASS/. Materials over the leader of Ukrainian far-right organisation Right Sector Dmytro Yarosh accused of banditry and extremism by Russian investigative bodies are passed to Interpol for putting him on international wanted list, Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said on Friday.

“Yesterday, we have passed the relevant materials to the Interpol, which would go on with his search,” Yuri Chaika said.

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