russia sentences Ukrainian soldier to 12 years in prison
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian serviceman Pavlo Zaporozhets was sentenced by a Russian court to 12 years in a maximum security colony on charges of preparing a terrorist attack in Kherson, which was then under occupation.
By a court decision in Rostov-on-Don, a citizen of Ukraine, a serviceman Pavel Zaporozhets on 12 they want to send years to a penal colony. This is reported by the Russian media, reports UNN.
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Military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ukrainian serviceman Pavel Zaporozhets – 12 years in a high-security penal colony serving the first three years in prison prisons.
He was accused in preparation for the terrorist attack in Kherson on May 9, 2022. Investigators said they had seized he has explosive devices that he allegedly planned to throw at the participants of the March "Immortal Regiment". He was also accused of attacking Russians military personnel who patrolled the city during the occupation.
Zaporozhets recognized guilt, but explained that he planned to blow up a military patrol during the curfew to rule out possible civilian casualties.
Pavel Zaporozhets was tried under the article "preparation for an act of international terrorism". In the comments "Radio Liberty" his sister Marina Zaporozhets told that her case Brat is the first person in Russia to be brought to court under the article "international terrorism".
Zaporozhets' Lawyers they insisted that he be recognized as a prisoner of war, since the client is a military man who participated in a military confrontation and therefore has it to judge not within the framework of criminal law, but in accordance with the Geneva Convention. They we intend to appeal the verdict.
Case details Zaporozhets
September 20 under during one of the court sessions, Pavel Zaporozhets said that on the night of May 9 I tried to install explosives on the road that the patrol was supposed to follow with armed invaders. He was detained and brought to the building of the Kherson region military administration. Zaporozhets testified about beatings and torture during detention in custody in Kherson.