Protests throughout Ukraine following 7-year sentence against civic activist Serhiy Sternenko
24.02.2021
Everything about the trial of Odesa civic activist
Serhiy Sternenko and the seven-year sentence passed on 23 February arouses concern and it is not surprising that former Kremlin hostages, human rights defenders and prominent civic activists have all been vocal in their condemnation. Comments from the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union [UHHRU] called the case “dubious”, and pointed to the fact that three potentially fatal attacks against the civic activist had never been properly investigated. This trial, under a judge who has received very unfavourable assessments from groups advocating for judicial reform, comes six months after the highly contentious decision to bring charges of murder against Sternenko over the last of the three attacks, in which one of his assailants was killed. The sentence on 23 February will certainly be appealed, however Sternenko and h
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Сергій Стерненко: що відомо про активіста, засудженого до 7 років в язниці — новини України — УНІАН
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Odesa s Prymorsky District Court has passed a guilty verdict in the case of activist Serhiy Sternenko, who has been convicted of abduction.
The judges passed a guilty verdict on all counts, Sternenko wrote on Telegram.
Dumskaya
The ruling provides for seven years in prison and confiscation of half of the convict s property.
Dumskaya reports that, as evidence of Sternenko s guilt, along with that of another convict who the court believes was his accomplice, the prosecutor s office provided the testimony of Shcherbych and an eyewitness who said they saw the victim being pushed into a car and driven away. The investigation also provided billing data for Sternenko and accomplice s phones that were supposed to confirm their involvement.
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