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Foreign mercenaries detained in the DPR could face the death penalty
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[RIA Novosti] The Prosecutor General's Office of the DPR has completed the investigation into the criminal case of foreign mercenaries from the UK and Morocco, they may face the death penalty, Viktor Gavrilov, head of the department for investigating crimes against the peace and security of mankind of the Republic's Prosecutor General's Office, told RIA Novosti. "The Prosecutor General's Office of the Donetsk People's Republic has completed the investigation of a criminal case against a group of foreign mercenaries from Great Britain and Morocco suspected of committing crimes under Part 2 of Article 34 ("Commission of crimes by a group of persons"), Article 323 ("Forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power "), Article 440 ("Mercenary") of the Criminal Code of the DPR, - said Gavrilov. According to him, the testimony of British citizens Sean Pinner and Andrew Hill, as well as a citizen of the Kingdom of Morocco, Saadoun Brahim, confirmed their guilt. "The criminal case against the mercenaries who took part in the preparation and conduct of hostilities against the Donetsk People's Republic has been fully formed. The case materials have been transferred to one of the republican courts for consideration on the merits, as a result of which, taking into account wartime, the defendants can be capital punishment: the death penalty," Gavrilov said. The British Sean Pinner and Aiden Aslin surrendered in Ukraine in mid-April. Major General Igor Konashenkov , spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry , said that under international humanitarian law, mercenaries cannot claim combatant status, so "the best thing that awaits them is a long prison term." Later, Pinner on the TV channel "Russia 1" said that he and Aslin turned to Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a request to assist in their exchange for opposition Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. Posted by: badanov 2022-05-28 |
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