“If a citizen of the Russian Federation finds himself in an unpleasant situation, related, for example, to problems with the law or health, the first step is to contact the embassy or consulate of our country, through from the embassy. His connections in the country of your stay will be able to provide you with very important assistance. If it is about health problems, the embassy can provide you with a search for doctors and medical institutions; If it involves problems with the law, select local lawyers who can organize it. representation and protection of you before law enforcement agencies and courts,” the director of international affairs of the BCMF company, Sergey Dvoryanov, explained to Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Furthermore, through diplomatic missions it is possible to achieve better detention conditions in the event of arrest, and even release or reduction of sentence.
“Therefore, the request for help from embassies and consulates should not be ignored. They can provide very significant and meaningful help. Through diplomatic channels, embassies and consulates can reach an agreement with the authorities of the country in which the Russian was arrested or sentenced to a certain punishment. These cases are known in the Russian Federation and, in most cases, behind each early release of a Russian from custody in another country lies the hard work of our diplomats,” the expert specified.
Finally, embassies and consulates provide assistance to citizens in other situations, for example, in disputes over who the child will stay with if one of the parents is Russian and the other is a citizen of another state in which the family lived before the divorce. These are everyday situations, but often also difficult to resolve without the intervention of Russian diplomats, Dvoryanov added.
