Sentsov, arrested after attending protest against annexation of Crimea, tells court: ‘I repeat that I consider this case to be political and falsified’An award-winning filmmaker who criticised the annexation of Crimea last year has been put on trial for terrorism in Russia despite an international outcry.FSB agents detained Oleg Sentsov, 39, in Simferopol, the Crimean capital, in May 2014 after he attended a protest against the annexation. A member of the pro-Kiev AutoMaidan group, he had brought food to Ukrainian troops who were barricaded inside their bases when Russian forces took over Crimea in February of that year. Related: The …read more
Source: The Guardian
