Spain arrests YouTube star with 3 million subs for criticizing the Ukrainian government
(national-conservative.com)
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The news seems quite suspicious. I will definitely need more to believe it. As imp said, only Russian websites covered it.
Because this feels very much akin to what Russians are going through in Russia, with questioning the Kremlin narrative(leads to 10/15 years of jail and/or fine). There is no actual law in Spain that covers criticizing Ukraine. And Spain hasn't done anything with the same level of fervor as the UK. If the news used UK, France l, Germany, Poland and the other Baltic countries it would have been slightly more believable. Lithuania can not unilaterally revoke any asylum given by the EU.
Sorry but this smells like fake news. Or at the very least misinformation.
I will change my mind on this subject accordingly if more reliable evidence comes up.
EDIT: some more digging I found this website that said he did get arrested but provided no other info in regards to Lithuania, or for criticizing Ukraine.
https://imi.org.ua/en/news/shariy-detained-in-spain-i45407
According to this website he is also out on bail https://imi.org.ua/en/news/spanish-court-releases-shariy-on-bail-media-i45420
The website doesn't seem to be pro-Russia either, as they are reporting crimes Russia did against journalists. https://imi.org.ua/en/monitorings/russia-s-media-crimes-in-war-against-ukraine-to-be-updated-i44108 and https://imi.org.ua/en/monitorings/russians-have-killed-six-journalists-since-beginning-of-invasion-imi-i44470
And so far, my opinion has changed to "misinformation" from "fake news"
That's not how extradition works. It doesn't need to be illegal in Spain. In fact that would make extradition more difficult because Spain would have jurisdiction.
The story is that he got arrested. Lithuania is irrelevant. In the article you linked Ukraine seems to admit this is why he was arrested. Your conclusion is unwarranted.
Now you could argue that the headline and OP are misleading by not mentioning he's a Ukrainian citizen, but it's in the first line of the story.
I am quoting the article initially. Especially the part of Lithuania, which felt really off. My conclusion at the end shows I changed my mind from full fabrication to misinformation. Is that not the right thing to do when you get new information about something? Is it not natural for one to change their opinion based on new information?