Savchenko Gives Court Defiant Gesture In Final Statement

Wednesday, March 9 , 2016 - 13:06 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko refused to recognize the authority of the Russian court where she is on trial for complicity to commit murder. In her final statement to the court, she said the Russian people would rise up to protest against President Vladimir Putin. She then jumped up on her bench and made an obscene gesture to the court. (RFE/RL’s Russian Service) …read more

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