Detained in Ukraine Russian Viktor Ageev sentenced to 10 years in prison
Novoaydarsky district court of Luhansk region sentenced to 10 years imprisonment of a Russian citizen Viktor Ageev, who is accused of terrorism. About this on his page in Facebook said his lawyer Victor Chevguz. According to him, the Prosecutor asked to sentence the citizen to 12 years in prison, and confiscate property belonging to it.
“According to the Prosecutor, the so-called self-proclaimed LNR is a terrorist organization, and which came under the contract Russian V. Ageev. Besides, Ageev was charged with illegal possession and carrying of firearms and ammunition,” — said the lawyer. He added that he believes the sentence is too severe and intends to appeal.
We will remind, about the detention of Russians it became known on 25 June 2017. The Russian defense Ministry, however, denies that captured in the Donbass Victor Ageev is a Russian military. According to authorities, Mr. Ageev quit in the prescribed manner to the reserve in may 2016.
In September 2017 the mother of Russian Svetlana Ageyeva wrote a letter to the Commissioner for human rights in Russia Tatiana Moskalkova with the request “to assist in obtaining information about the son.”