A court in Kyiv has sentenced former Ukrainian military intelligence officer Ivan Beziazykov to a huge 13-year sentence on charges which well-known lawyers and rights activists believe have not been proven. The charges pertain to the 23 months that Beziazykov was held prisoner in the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ and under the total control of the militants.
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Chairman of the board of judges Margarita Vasilyeva attends the trial of Berkut officers suspected of Maidan killings in the Kyiv Court of Appeal on Dec. 28, 2019.
