DONETSK, Ukraine – A Russian citizen who favours the death penalty, Eduard Yakubovsky, is trying to become the new face of justice in rebel-held east Ukraine.Appointed president of the “Supreme Court” in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in late September, the burly ex-investigator from Moscow says he’s busy vetting judges as he attempts to set up a legal system in this state that Kiev and the West consider illegal.Dressed in military fatigues, Yakubovsky, 55, is a far cry from the typical image of a staid magistrate in a gown and suit.”Believe me, at a time like this, these are the …read more
Source: AsiaOne
