Finland – conviction of Russian national for breach of the EU travel ban

In a rare example of the enforcement of the travel ban imposed on designated persons, a court in Finland has convicted the Russian national Yan Petrovsky for travelling into Finland under an assumed alias, Voislav Torden, in 2022 and 2023.

Petrovsky was sentenced to 40 days in jail, and ordered to pay a fine of €80.

 

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