Convicted of treason, Sebastiai ask for pardon
Moscow. March 15. INTERFAX.RU — the Inhabitant of Sochi Oksana Sebastini, convicted of treason, was pardoned by the President after she wrote a petition at the insistence of the head of the Moscow investigation isolator (SIZO) “Lefortovo”, said her lawyer, Ivan Pavlov.
“15 Feb, back in Lefortovo, Oksana was summoned to the office of the chief of the detention center. In addition to the head penalty, there were three members of the insulator. Romashin told Oksana that the President promised to look into the case, and you must write a petition for clemency,” wrote Pavlov on his Facebook page.
He noted that the petition, Savestate pardon was written without the knowledge of her protection.
The lawyer said that the confession his client guilty of treason is not a barrier to full justification.
The case of pardon, Sewaside is unique because the President did not wait for final court decision and issued a decree in the midst of the proceedings. It does not prevent the Supreme court to continue the proceedings and make a decision on our appeal, galabeya Pavloudakis Oksana, Sebastiai
“To appease her, the Supreme court merely corrects the error of a lower court — the decision to excuse Oksana does not would be contrary to the presidential pardon,” — said Pavlov.
The Supreme court on Wednesday will check the case, Sebastini, sentenced to seven years for treason and then pardoned by the President of the Russian Federation.
As reported by “Interfax” her lawyer Evgeny Smirnov, Sebastiai intends to personally attend the court hearing, which is due to the secrecy of the case will be held behind closed doors.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 7, guided by the principles of humanity, signed a decree on pardon, Sebastini. On the morning of 12 March, she left the walls of the detention center “Lefortovo”.
Protection Sewaside welcomed the decision of the President, however, declared intention to achieve cancellation of the sentence and the acquittal of the defendant.
Krasnodar regional court of 3 March 2016 recognized Sewaside guilty of high treason (article 275 of the criminal code) and sentenced to seven years in prison for the fact that in 2008, while in Sochi, she sent a sms to his friend in Georgia about the movement of military equipment in the direction of Abkhazia.