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DONETSK, Jun 8British citizens Sean Pinner and Aiden Aslin, as well as Moroccan citizen Saadoun Brahim, who fought on the side of Ukraine, partially pleaded guilty, follows from a video from the meeting published by the DPR Supreme Court. activities». Crimes under this article are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 15 to 20 years with restriction of freedom for a term of one to two years or life imprisonment. DPR. In addition, Pinner and Bragim also pleaded guilty to actions aimed at the forcible seizure of power, a crime provided for by article 323 of the Criminal Code of the DPR. It is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 12 to 20 years with restriction of freedom for a term of up to two years, and in the presence of aggravating circumstances or in wartime — the death penalty with confiscation of property.
The British Embassy called the citizens detained in Donbass prisoners of war. Both of them did not plead guilty under part 3 of Article 430 — «Participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict or hostilities.» The British Sean Pinner, Aiden Aslin and the Moroccan Saadun Brahim surrendered in Mariupol in mid-April. The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, stressed that «the mercenaries who arrived in Ukraine are not combatants, the best thing that awaits them is a long prison term.» in connection with the criminal case against Aslin. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin stressed, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian army has completed the main tasks of the first stage — it has significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the department was the liberation of Donbass.