The FINANCIAL - Russia Grants Refugee Status to Former Georgian Serviceman

Russia Grants Refugee Status to Former Georgian Serviceman

06/11/2009 10:26 (14 Day 21:43 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Russia has granted a refugee status to Alik Bzhania, who served in the Georgian coast guard and requested political asylum in Russia in May, Interfax news agency reported on November 5 quoting Russia’s Federal Migration Service.

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In June Bzhania told MOSCOW -based Echo Moskvy radio station that he had fled Georgia to seek political asylum in Russia.

Meanwhile, two Russian soldiers have already abandoned their military units in breakaway South Ossetia to seek asylum in Georgia.

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