A Russian military court in Rostov-on-Don Tuesday sentenced acclaimed Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov to 20 years in prison on charges of leading a terrorist group and plotting attacks in Russia-annexed Crimea.
The court ruled Sentsov led members of the “Right Sector,” a right-wing Ukrainian nationalist group, in attacks on pro-Russia organizations in the Black Sea Peninsula, including the offices of Russia’s ruling party – United Russia.
Russian authorities allege Sentsov was armed and, along with three others arrested, plotting to blow up a statue of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.
Rights groups say the case shows every sign of being a politically …read more
Source: Voice of America
