Russia's Supreme court on Tuesday recognized the legitimate verdict of the Ukrainian Director Oleg Sentsova, who received 20 years in prison on charges of organizing terrorist acts in Crimea, reports journalist Last news from the courtroom.

"The military Collegium of the Supreme court determined the verdict of the North Caucasus military district court regarding Sentsov to leave without change, the appeal complaint - without satisfaction ", - said the judge.

This sentence to 10 years of the sentence was also condemned alleged accomplice Sentsov, Alexander Kolchenko. Two more person involved in this case, Alexey Chirniy and Gennadiy Afanasyev, first received 7 years of imprisonment.

By assumption the investigation, the created Sentsov in Crimea a terrorist community, which is a structural subdivision is prohibited in the Russian Federation movement " Right sector ", to the exit of the Peninsula from Russia.

according to the information of the RF IC, the defendants from April to may 2014 in Simferopol, set fire to the 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 attempt to organize a may 9, 2014 the explosion of the monument to Lenin in Simferopol.

He Sentsov rejects all charges.

sections: Politics