Sternenko was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison / Photo from UNIAN
Protesters in Kyiv have announced that a new, indefinite rally in support of imprisoned activist Serhiy Sternenko is to start at noon on February 27.
They invited supporters to join the protest action over the court ruling and imprisonment of Sternenko, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Protesters also announced over the loudspeaker that updates regarding the event would be posted on social media.
Despite the fact that the February 23 rally was over, some activists started throwing smoke bombs and firecrackers again, the correspondent said.
Verdict
Odesa's Prymorsky District Court on February 23, 2021, passed a guilty verdict in the case of activist Serhiy Sternenko, who has been convicted of abduction. The ruling provides for seven years and three months in prison and confiscation of half of the convict's property.