Secretary General of the Council of Europe Jagland asked Putin to have mercy on Sentsov

The Secretary of General of the Council of Europe Turbjurn Jagund officially turned to Vladimir Putin with a request to have mercy on Oleg Sentsov. It is reported by Voice of America with reference to the press service of the CE.

"The document was sent, we are waiting for official confirmation on the diplomatic channels of Russia," the press service said.

Jagland as the head of the CE has the right to appeal to Putin on the basis of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

The intention of Jagond to submit a petition to Putin to release Sentsov in the press service of the SEon Sunday .

On June 20, Jagland, after a meeting in Moscow with the Russian Ombudsman, Tatyana Moskalkova, called for a pardon of Sentsov "for humanitarian reasons." "If a petition is necessary about its pardon, I will willingly submit it on the basis of the European Convention on Human Rights," he said. In turn, Moskalkova said that Jagund did not turn to her with a request for the pardon of Sentsov, but only “expressed interest from the European Council” in this. In the Russian capital, Jagund also met with Vladimir Putin and the head of the Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov, but in negotiations with Putin he did not raise the question of the fate of Sentsov.

As stated in the press service of the CE, in negotiations with Moskalkova the Russian side “listened to the call” to free Sentsov, “however, it did not express either support or objections”, after which Jagland decided to personally petition for the pardon of the politicalese.

On June 22, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that he did not know about Jagund’s request , but with the question of the exchange of Sentsov “there are many problems”, since he was convicted of particularly difficult “terrorist” articles. “And most importantly - who he is de jure, even if he does not recognize himself as a Russian,” the official added. The Russian authorities illegally declared Sentsov a citizen of Russia; The director refuses to admit this and considers himself only a citizen of Ukraine.

On the same day, Sentsov’s lawyer Dmitry Dinze said that Politzek would not ask Putin about pardon and forbade the lawyer to do this. Sentsov starve the 42nd day, demanding the liberation of all Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia.