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25 of August, 20:31

The state Department criticized the sentence Ukrainians Sentsov and Kolchenko
The United States strongly recognize wrongful convictions in military court handed down a Ukrainian Director Oleg Sentsova and active participant, Alexander Kolchenko, said the state Department of the United States.

On Tuesday, the North Caucasus district military court sentenced Oleg Sentsov to 20 years in prison for organizing terrorist acts in the Crimea, the second defendant Alexander Kolchenko received 10 years of imprisonment. Two other defendant in this case is Alex and He is Gennady Afanasiev already received 7 years of imprisonment.

The diplomatic Ministry considers allegations of conspiracy, the organization of acts of terrorism and other subversive activities in Crimea unfounded. Sentsov and Kolchenko were caught only for political reasons, as opponents of the annexation of Crimea to Russia, notes the state Department.

"The U.S. is again agitating the Russian Federation to fulfil the commitments made at the signing of the agreements in Minsk, and the immediate release of Oleg Sentsov, Alexander Kolchenko

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