Chechen refugee Arbi Zarmaev, who was being kept in a Belgian prison and was facing extradition to Russia, was released on April 26.

The Pax Christi Association website has reported that the European Court of Human Rights has suspended the extradition of Arbi Zarmaev from Belgium to the Russian Federation.

Amnesty International of Belgium has reported that on April 1, the Council of State (The Supreme Administrative Court of Belgium) decided to extradite Chechen refugee, Arbi Zarmaev to Russia.

The Belgian media has reported that the Justice Minister of Belgium has signed an extradition decision for a Chechen refugee, allowing him to be sent back to Russia. However, Pax Christi Flanders, Amnesty International and Russian human rights organization “Memorial” are against the extradition.