Oleg Sentsov was transferred to a pre-trial detention center in Irkutsk

Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, sentenced to 20 years for preparing terrorist acts in Crimea, was transferred from a colony in Yakutsk to Irkutsk and is in the city pre-trial detention center No. 1.

This was reported by members of the regional Public Monitoring Commission, who spoke with Sentsov in the pre-trial detention center. It is reported that he was taken away from the colony in Yakutsk about a week ago.

Why he was transferred to Irkutsk, Sentsov does not know. Transfer may mean conducting investigative actions or legal proceedings.

Sentsov's transfer to Irkutsk on September 8 Russian human rights activist Zoya Svetova announced (now her Facebook post about this is not available). She wrote that he could be transferred to colony IK-19.

• Oleg Sentsov was sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with the preparation of terrorist attacks in Crimea in August 2015. The second defendant in the case, Alexander Kolchenko, received 10 years in prison. They both refused to admit their guilt.
• Many cultural figures asked for Sentsov's release, including Alexander Sokurov, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Alexei German Jr., Vladimir Kott and Pavel Bardin. President Vladimir Putin refused to assist in the release of Sentsov .