The family of a UK man facing the death penalty in Donbas for fighting Russian forces has called for “urgent cooperation” to secure his release:
British citizen Shaun Pinner in a courtroom cage at a location given as Donetsk, Ukraine, in a still image from a video released June 8, 2022. Photo: Supreme Court of Donetsk People's Republic/ReutersThe family of British man Shaun Pinner who has been sentenced to death by a court by Russian proxy authorities in Donbas have spoken of their devastation at the news and requested he is exchanged or released.
A third man, Moroccan Brahim Saadoun, was also found guilty of "mercenary activities and committing actions aimed at seizing power and overthrowing the constitutional order of the DPR", Russian media claimed.British citizens Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner and Moroccan Saaudun Brahim attend a sentencing hearing at the Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in Donetsk.
"Shaun should be accorded all the rights of a prisoner of war according to the Geneva Convention and including full independent legal representation. We sincerely hope that all parties will co-operate urgently to ensure the safe release or exchange of Shaun."Source:Britain has called the court's decision a "sham judgment" and condemned Russian proxy authorities in Donbas for what it called an "egregious breach" of the Geneva convention.
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