Azerbaijani billionaire Telman Ismailov who was detained in the city of Podgorica by a search warrant issued by the Russian Federation has requested political asylum from Montenegro, "Vijesti" publication wrote citing a source in law-enforcement bodies, APA reports.
The publication noted that T. Ismayilov has requested asylum from Montenegro because of subjecting to political persecution in Russia: "That is why his extradition to the Russian Federation will be in question".