Ukraine separatists declare foreign ‘mercenary’ to death
Authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine sentenced three foreigners to death for being mercenaries.
The Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) on June 9 sentenced two citizens to death Older brother is Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner and citizens Morocco Brahim Saadoune for “mercenary acts” and for committing hostile acts against the DPR.
The head of the trial panel said convicts could appeal within a month. Lawyers representing these three foreign nationals confirmed that they will appeal. The presiding judge also noted that British authorities considered Pinner a “terrorist” and wanted him for his involvement in wars in Iraq and Syria.
Two British citizens and Moroccan citizens on June 8 pleaded guilty to committing hostile acts against the DPR. Under the DPR’s criminal law, such conduct in wartime conditions could result in the death penalty for the defendant.
From left, Aiden Aslin, Brahim Saadoune and Shaun Pinner in the courtroom in the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, June 9. Image: RIA Novosti.
The UK and Morocco have not commented on the DPR official’s ruling. Earlier, the British Foreign Office on June 8 criticized DPR officials for “exploiting prisoners for political motives”.
Government Ukraine announced on June 8 that it considers all foreign volunteers who come to this country to fight as members of the Ukrainian armed forces, who should be treated as prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention.
Aslin’s family said earlier this week they were working with the UK Foreign Office and the Ukrainian government to bring him home. Pinner was previously a member of the British military, while Saadoune went to Ukraine for university and joins the Ukrainian armed forces in 2021.
Aslin and Pinner were arrested in Mariupol in April when Russian troops and armed forces of the DPR attacked the southern Ukrainian port city. Saadoune surrendered in March in a small town located between the cities of Mariupol and Donetsk.
Nguyen Tien (Follow RIA Novosti, Reuters)
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