Ivan Fedotov’s whereabouts are a mystery

Ivan Fedotov was arrested on Friday in St. Petersburg.

Last season, Ivan Fedotov played for CSKA Moscow. PDO

Russian goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov, 25, was arrested on Friday in St. Petersburg. Fedotov was arrested on suspicion of evading the army.

On Saturday, his lawyer Alexei Ponomarev told Match TV that the goalkeeper had been taken to the hospital after he complained of feeling unwell.

Ponomarjov said that they want to transfer Fedotov to “some kind of military investigation”.

– There is currently no contact with Ivan. We’ll figure it out. Is it known where he is? Unfortunately, no. We are trying to figure it out, Ponomarjov said on Sunday Championatin according to RIA Novosti.

– We are still monitoring the situation, there is no exact information. We will probably get more information tomorrow, Ponomarjov said for himself For Match TV.

According to the latest information, Fedotov would still be in the hospital, but this is not certain.

According to Ponomarjov, he will hear the answer to the complaint about violation of the invitation procedure on Monday. The appeal was filed with the court.

“CSKA can do anything”

Fedotov was born in Lappeenranta. The top goalkeeper played last season for the KHL’s big club Moscow TsSKA, but signed a one-year contract with the NHL club Philadelphia Flyers in May.

The arrest is believed to be revenge from the CSKA.

– CSKA can do anything in our league. He (Fedotov) will play here next season, after which he will leave, experienced coach Vladimir Krikunov commented For Match TV.

– The purpose of this is to scare a lot at the beginning. And then they say that there is only one way to cope with the situation and that is to join the army. In the old days, Fedotov would have been secretly taken abroad. But nobody does that nowadays, Krikunov continued.

Committee of the Russian Duma Dimitri Svishtsev you just have to be patient.

– You shouldn’t rush to conclusions and fantasize. Only CSKA and the player know what really happened. Reliable information is needed. There are a lot of rumors about his NHL contract and job at CSKA. We have to be patient and wait for the right snapshot that will come today or tomorrow.

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