The leader of the breakaway region of Donetsk in Ukraine said today that there was no reason to pardon the two Britons who were sentenced to death last week after their capture while fighting for Ukraine.
A court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic on Thursday found Eden Aslin and Sean Piner guilty, as well as Moroccan Brahim Saadoun of “mercenary activities,” seeking to overthrow the republic.
Britain says Aslin and Piner were regular soldiers and should be exempted from prosecution under the Geneva Conventions for their involvement in hostilities.
For their part, the separatists who control Donetsk say that the convicts have committed serious crimes and have one month to legally challenge the decision.
“I do not see any legal basis or prerequisites for me to make a pardon decision,” said Denis Pushilin, the leader of the breakaway republic, according to Russian news agencies.
Source: Capital
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