“There’s no progress”. The Kremlin responded to the letter of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe regarding the release of Sentsov

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26 Jun, 13:30

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Putin’s press Secretary assured that he still had not seen the letter from Jagland.

Prisoner of the Kremlin, the Ukrainian Director Oleg Sentsov cannot be pardoned on the basis of the letter from the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe thorbjørn Jagland.

This was stated press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, TASS.

“You know that this request from the point of view of Russian legislation, cannot be the basis for any action, because you know what is the procedure for pardon in the Russian Federation. We talked about this many times, that I don’t want to repeat,” he said.

At the same time, Peskov noted that while I have not personally seen letters from Jagland, and suggested that it could “be made through diplomatic channels.”

According to Putin’s press Secretary, on the issue of release of Sentsov “news and no progress”.

Recall, 25 August 2016 the Ukrainian Director Oleg Sentsov was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in a strict regime colony. He was accused in Russia of preparing to commit terrorist acts in Simferopol, Sevastopol and Yalta. May 14, 2018 Sentsov announced an indefinite hunger strike. The only condition for termination is the release of all Ukrainian political prisoners who are on the territory of the Russian Federation.

On may 28, the Federal service of execution of punishments stated that Sentsov has agreed to supportive therapy. This information was confirmed by the Ukrainian lawyer Dmitry Dinze.

May 31, ex-the candidate in presidents of the Russian Federation Ksenia Sobchak said that spoke via video link with Sentsov. He looked thin and pale, he lost his first two teeth because of the hunger strike. Doctors who follow the state of health of the political prisoner, warned that after 30 days of fasting, he will start to fill in the nose the nutrient solution.

The Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova for five days trying to meet Sensulin, but she refused to even video. Denisov warned about the dangers of hunger strike. – he almost never gets out of bed. He Sentsov refused to ask Putin to pardon.

“There’s no progress”. The Kremlin responded to the letter of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe regarding the release of Sentsov

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