The record
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- Armenia has detained a Russian tourist named Aleksandr Ermakov at Yerevan's airport since June 28 on a US extradition warrant meant for a REvil ransomware suspect of the same name.
- His lawyers say Washington has the wrong man, arguing the detained person is Aleksandr Yuryevich Ermakov, a former prison-service lawyer from Omsk, while the US-wanted suspect is Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, who is reportedly serving a two-year sentence in Russia that bars him from leaving.
- The case highlights how a warrant apparently lacking the patronymic field that distinguishes Russian names may have led to the detention of the wrong individual.
- An Armenian court must now decide on the extradition while Moscow seeks consular access.
What to watch next
- Whether the Armenian court rules to extradite the detained man to the US federal court in Texas
- Whether fingerprints or full passport data are produced to establish the detained man's identity
- Whether the US Justice Department clarifies or announces charges against the actual REvil suspect
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