The Supreme administrative court of Ukraine will not consider the claim of the protection of citizens of Russia Evgeniy Erofeev and Alexander Alexandrov for recognition of their prisoners of war, said the lawyer Erofeev Oksana Sokolovsky.
"We back the claim, the claim is not accepted ", - has told Sokolov, RIA " Novosti ". November 19, detained in Ukraine, the Russian citizen Evgeniy Erofeev at the meeting of the Goloseevsky district court of Kiev said that during questioning from the Ukrainian security officers he was under pressure, was tortured.
On 10 November the court began consideration of criminal case in essence was captured in may in the Ukraine of Russian citizens Alexander Alexander and Evgeny Erofeev. Prosecutors read out charges against Them, they do not perceive themselves as guilty. The court also rejected the application for recognition Erofeev prisoners of war. Remember, the 17th of may was announced about the detention in the locality Happiness in the Donbas 2 military who identified themselves as Russian contract servicemen who served in the special forces: Alexandra Alexandrova, and Eugene Erofeev. In the Russian defense Ministry asked them to stop the torture and release of two former soldiers. Relatives of captured Russian citizens Also confirmed that they had resigned from the army. On may 22, a court in Kiev arrested Alexander and Erofeev. They were charged with terrorism. On may 27, Ukrainian media reported that Alexandrov wants to cooperate with the investigation. Erofeev to assist the investigation did not want.

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