Jan. 6 suspect who fled the U.S. has been granted refugee status in Belarus, according to a Belarusian state-owned news agency.
who fled the U.S. after being charged with assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. CapitolThe Belarusian Telegraph Agency reported that the man, Evan Neumann, was notified Tuesday that country's Interior Ministry granted him refugee status. An immigration official, Yuri Brazinsky, said Neumann illegally crossed into Belarus in August 2021 from Ukraine."He explained that he noticed surveillance there, began to fear for his life and health.
Neumann said in an interview with the news agency,"I feel safe in Belarus. Calm. I like the country. I have mixed feelings today. I am glad because Belarus has taken care of me. I am upset because I found myself in such a situation that there were problems in my native country."Neumann was wanted on six criminal charges, according to a filing with the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in March 2021.
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