DPR court charged five mercenaries who fought for Ukraine
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In the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), hearings have begun on the case of five mercenaries, three of whom may face the death penalty. These are citizens of Great Britain, Sweden and Croatia.
How informs Donetsk News Agency, Dylan Healy, John Harding, Vekoslav Prebeg, Matthias Gustavsoni Andrew Hill were in the dock.
As it turned out, the court indicted five namniks. So, Matthias Gustavsson, Vekoslav Prebeg, and Briton John Harding were charged with crimes under the article on the forcible seizure of power and the forcible retention of power. They were also accused under the article on the participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict.
As for the Briton Hill, he was charged under the article on the participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict. Another British subject, Dylan Healy, was accused of complicity in the recruitment of mercenaries for use in armed conflict.
However, the defendants pleaded not guilty. So, Gustavsson and Prebeg noted that they did not participate in the hostilities. Healy and Hill claim to be volunteers. And Harting refused to testify.
According to the latest data, the DPR Supreme Court will continue hearing on the mercenary case in October 2022. It is noted that the court considers it necessary to establish the dates of their actual surrender. And the competent authorities of the republic were instructed to check the words of Matthias Gustavsson that illegal methods of influence were used against him. At the same time, the Swede himself refused this.
Most of the defendants were captured at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. At the same time, Gustavsson, Prebeg and Harding face the death penalty.
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