UK demands clarity after jailed British-Russian activist vanishes from prison
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has demanded Russia to disclose the location of jailed opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza.
The Russian-British national, convicted of treason for criticising the Ukraine war, was recently moved from a Siberian prison.
Concerns have risen due to the secretive nature of Russian prison transfers, which can take weeks.
Cameron emphasised the need for urgent information from Russia about Kara-Murza’s whereabouts, as inquiries to the Omsk penal colony where he was held revealed he was no longer there.
Russia must urgently provide Vladimir Kara-Murza's lawyers with his whereabouts, following reports that he has been moved from Omsk to an unknown location.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) January 29, 2024
I'm deeply concerned for Mr Kara-Murza – a British national imprisoned in Russia for speaking out against the invasion of…
“I’m deeply concerned for Mr Kara-Murza – a British national imprisoned in Russia for speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine,” Lord Cameron posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.