Court of Appeals imposes suspended sentence on Sternenko 2 min read
Odesa-based Court of Appeals dropped the charges against activist Serhiy Sternenko under the article of assault related to robbery against deputy of Lyman village council Serhiy Scherbych, and imposed a suspended sentence under the article on illegal handling of weapons.
The court announced relevant ruling on Monday, having considered in essence the appeal against the verdict against the activists Sehiy Sternenko and Ruslan Demchuk in the case of the abduction of the deputy of Kominternivsky district council of Odesa region Serhiy Scherbych. The verdict of Prymorsky District Court of Odesa in relation to Sternenko [.] to cancel in part of the conviction under Part 2 of Article 187 of the Criminal Code [assault related to robbery] and to close the proceedings in this part due to the failure to establish sufficient evidence of guilt [.] To release Sternenko [.] from serving the sentence under Part 1 of Art
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Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov believes that blogger and activist Serhiy Sternenko, who was recently sentenced to seven years on abduction charges has invented for himself an image of a hero rebel.
Speaking with 1+1 in an interview, Avakov claimed he had learned about the verdict on the day it was handed down.
Speaking about Sternenko s popularity among younger Ukrainians, Avakov opined that the concepts of real heroes and wannabes have been replaced in Ukraine. You shouldn’t call revolutionaries those who invented for themselves the image of a rebel. Take Sternenko. What s his heroism about? Perhaps he was at the frontlines? Perhaps he was in the Maidan in the most difficult moments in 2013-2014? He wasn t. He emerged at the very last stage of the Maidan, they ve talked about it themselves. He starred in various rallies outside various offices, voicing sharp criticism. Or perhaps he has experience of doing some good deeds? I don t want to believe sl
Highlights
Sentenced activist Serhiy Sternenko s supporters clashed with police
The incident occurred near the Presidential office in Kyiv
New Delhi: Twenty-seven law enforcement officers were left injured on Tuesday after clashes broke out between the supporters of Serhiy Sternenko, former head of the Odessa cell of the banned extremist organization Right Sector and the police.
The incident occurred near the Presidential office in Ukraine s capital Kyiv after a district court sentenced Sternenko to seven years in prison on charges of abducting Lyman village council deputy Serhiy Scherbych. During the action, the participants used spray and flares. They did not react to the police officers warning not to commit offenses, so verbal skirmishes turned into clashes. As a result, 27 police officers and National Guard servicemen received eye burns, the city police said in a statement on Facebook.
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.
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