KRASNYI PARTYZAN, Ukraine (AP) — A bruised rebel fighter in battle fatigues is tied to a traffic pole, avoiding glances as a crude message hung about his neck flutters in the wind: I am a marauder.
In the maelstrom of conflict, summary justice has become commonplace in rebel-controlled areas, and it targets civilians and combatants alike.
The victim reported the fighter to rebel authorities, who sentenced him to trench-digging duties — the standard punishment among the rebel militia.
Pasichnik said efforts are now focused on installing police departments in areas under nominal Luhansk rebel control.
In early April, the head of the top rebel …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
