Julia Nasulina. North-Caucasian district military court on Tuesday sentenced a Ukrainian Director Oleg Sentsov to 20 years in prison for organizing terrorist acts in Crimea, reports journalist Last news from the courtroom.

"on set of crimes by partial addition to assign Sentsova 20 years of the colony," said the judge. The second defendant Alexander Kolchenko received 10 years of imprisonment.

By assumption of the investigation, Sentsov created in Crimea terrorist Commonwealth, was a structural subdivision banned in Russia movement " Right sector ", For the release of the Peninsula from Russia. According to the SC, the defendants from April to may 2014 was set on fire in Simferopol offices of the public organization "Russian community of Crimea" and the local branch of the party " United Russia ". The defendants were also charged in the attempted organization may 9, 2014 the explosion of the monument to Lenin in Simferopol.

in the process of the debate, the Prosecutor asked the court to appoint Sentsova punishment in the form of 23 years of a high security with restriction of freedom for 2 years. For the second defendant Alexander Kolchenko the Prosecutor asked 12 years of punishment with imprisonment for one year and six months. Two other defendant in this case is Alex and He is Gennady Afanasiev already received 7 years of imprisonment.

"Right sector" Ukrainian Association of radical nationalist organizations. In January and February 2014 the Taliban participated in battles with the police and the seizure of administrative buildings, and with April - in the suppression of protests in the East of Ukraine. In November 2014, the Supreme court has recognized the Union of right-wing extremist organization and banned its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation. In January, the "Right sector" made in the register is prohibited in Russia organizations. First in Russia against the leader of the movement Dmitry Yarosh has been prosecuted under the criminal code for incitement of terrorist activity.

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