Convicted Russian political prisoner produces the time in Kharkov
KIEV. June 30. UNN. Ukrainian Sergey Litvinov, convicted by a Russian court and a recognized political prisoner by the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Russian human rights centre “memorial”, produces his sentence in a colony in the territory of Ukraine. The release it gives no international Treaty between Russia and Ukraine. This was brought to the attention of “the New newspaper”, reports UNN with reference to Radio Liberty.
Resident of the village of Kamyshnoe, Luhansk oblast Sergey Litvinov, detained in the summer of 2014 in Rostov-on-don. In 2016 he was transported to the colony in Magadan, having received the sentence of the court in Rostov eight and a half years in prison for robbery.
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Litvinova included in the list of prisoners illegally held in Russia, political prisoners it agreed to recognize the human rights center “memorial”, who noted that criminal prosecution of Ukrainian was carried out with the violation of his right to a fair trial.
In March this year, Litvinov was transferred to Ukraine. But he wasn’t released and continues to be concluded, decisiva his sentence in a colony in Kharkov. The procedure for the exchange of prisoners, the Ukrainian court should agree with the verdict in Russia and confirm that it will remain in force after the transfer the person home.
Signed by Russia and Ukraine, the Convention on the transfer of sentenced to imprisonment for further punishment forbids pardon Litvinova, and if he is released on parole, his criminal prosecution in Russia will be recognized as legal, the “Novaya Gazeta”.
It is noted that the Lithuanians asked pardon of the President Zelensky, the answer to this request at the time of writing, has been received.
In Russia illegally detained around 120 citizens of the country. The most famous such prisoners is accused of terrorism Director Oleg Sentsov and accused of involvement in the fighting on the Chechen side Mykola Karpyuk and Stanislav Klich. In case of transfer of Ukraine’s legal to release them as it would be impossible, writes “Novaya Gazeta”.
Recall, died the lawyer of Ukrainian political prisoner Sergei Litvinov.