Russian consulate may lodge protest

Kolkata: The Russian consulate is weighing the option of sending a note of dissent to the Indian government to ensure that its citizens are not harassed without reason.
The planned move comes just a day after a Russian couple Albi Evoasle Onara and her husband Asal Becov Artur was detained and grilled at Kolkata airport for hours after a panicky flight crew suspected them to be terrorists on board a Delhi-Kolkata flight. The chief point of suspicion was the fact that the woman was wearing a burqa and had her face covered throughout the journey.
The Russian authorities feel this problem could easily have been solved had the consulate been contacted. A translator would have been sent and the confusion would have been cleared up within minutes.
A Russian diplomat said they would write to the Indian government as such harassment was not expected in India, with which Russia shares friendly ties. He contended that the Russians were unnecessarily held and the consulate was not kept in the loop about their detention.
07/05/10 Times of India

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