Judge Sentsov and Kolchenko

In the North Caucasus Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, the first week of the trial of the Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and anarchist Alexander Kolchenko ended. Sentsov is accused of organizing the Crimean cell of the Right Sector prohibited in Russia, conducting and preparing a number of terrorist attacks. Sentsov and Kolchenko deny all the accusations and claim that the case is fabricated by the FSB. The key witness of the prosecution Gennady Afanasyev abandoned his testimony and stated that under the pressure of the investigation, Sentsov stipulated. Radio Liberty regularly publishes reports from the courtroom. Show more To curtail