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"Georgia has formally turned down a request by the Russian general prosecutor&rsquo;s office on extradition of Alexandr Glukhov, a Russian soldier who deserted his military unit in breakaway South Ossetia and requested asylum in Georgia in January.\r\nThe Russian general prosecutor&rsquo;s office charged Glukhov with desertion and formally requested his extradition in a letter sent to the Georgian side via Swiss diplomats on June 1. Switzerland represents Russia&rsquo;s diplomatic interests in Georgia, as well as Georgia&rsquo;s diplomatic interests in Russia amid cut diplomatic ties between the two countries after the August war.\r\nThe Georgian Justice Ministry said in a statement on July 7, that at the time of the Russia&rsquo;s request Glukhov had already been granted with refugee status by Georgia and it had refused in extradition citing 1951 Geneva Convention."
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