(CNN)Russian goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov is detained in St. Petersburg at the request of a military prosecutor. it was done. According to reports from Russian media, he is an office to avoid military service on Friday.
According to the Russian news agency Fontanka, the public prosecutor's office believes there is a reason to "consider Fedotov as a military evader."
Talking to Russian state media RIA Novosti, his lawyer Alexei Ponomarev denied that Fedotov had avoided military service.
A 25-year-old Finnish-born Russian signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL on May 7, after the Russian and Chinese hockey league KHL season ended. .. He wins the Gagarin Cup.
Fedotov was detained outside St. Petersburg's Ice Arena Cupuccino and transferred to a military registration and enlistment office, where he became ill and had to be transferred to a hospital, Fontanka said. reported.
"We are aware of the report and are investigating the situation. There are no further comments at this time," Hockey Operations Flyers President Chuck Fletcher told CNN. Said in the statement sent.
In an interview with Russian news agency Match.TV on Saturday, Ponomarev said he and Fedotov's parents were forbidden to meet the goalkeeper at the hospital.
"At this point, I can't say exactly what's going on. At least he was in the hospital, but for some reason he wasn't listed as another patient," said Ponomarev. I am saying.
"Recently, military police entered the territory of the hospital. I introduced myself to them, said I was a lawyer and asked what problems they had. They looked back, Don't comment anymore until you get in the car and they're on the premises of the hospital.
"Since then, we haven't heard anything. As far as I know, they are him. I would like to transfer him to some kind of military investigation agency in a serious condition. He insists that this is not necessary as much as possible, but the case is progressing rapidly and can no longer be contacted. "
In Russia, all men between the ages of 18 and 27 are required to complete a year's prison. There are some exceptions to military service. Avoidance of drafts can be punished by heavy fines and up to two years' imprisonment. "
" It's hard to predict his fate, "Ponomarev added. "He was on the territory of the city army registration and enlistment office, but he is enrolled in the army of Moscow. They found his registration certificate, but he lived in Husevo Roschsk. That is, he has nothing to do with the city military registration.
"Although he had a phone yesterday and informed his relatives that he was there. Information about his existence was hidden in every way. Employees of the military commissariart were informed that a complaint had been filed in court and the decision had been suspended.
" The court had to resolve this issue, but the recruitment process was in breach. It is strictly stated in the law. It is clear that this is not that simple, judging from the last contact with him. , He feels sick. "
CNN contacted NHL, CSKA Moscow, the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia, and Ponomarev, but did not receive an immediate response.
The goalkeeper of the Russian Olympic Commission, who helped the team win the men's ice hockey silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics, was the two-time U.S. Olympic basketball gold medalist Britney Greener. The trial was reportedly detained on the same day it began near Moscow, and could be punished in prison for up to 10 years on charges of drug smuggling.
Greener supporters and U.S. officials are more afraid that she is being used as a political pawn as she is illegally detained and tensions between Russia and the U.S. increase. He said he asked for her release. In the
trial, Greener was accused by the prosecutor of smuggling less than a gram of hemp oil into her luggage and carry-on baggage. The second hearing of the trial will take place on July 7.
