The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted an application filed by Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov, who was illegally convicted in Russia, in the case against Russia.
UNIAN: ECHR accepts Sentsov’s application in case against Russia
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov at the "White Bear" colony in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug on August 9, 2018.
The 42-year-old Sentsov is serving a 20-year sentence in the far north of Russia after being convicted three years ago of arson attacks in his native Crimea following its annexation by Moscow.
