Ukraine: No pardon for British and Moroccan men sentenced to death, pro-Russian separatist leader says

The British Government says Aslin and Pinner were regular soldiers and should be exempt under the Geneva Conventions from prosecution for participation in hostilities
Ukraine: No pardon for British and Moroccan men sentenced to death, pro-Russian separatist leader says

Two British citizens Aiden Aslin, left, and Shaun Pinner, right, and Moroccan Saaudun Brahim, center, sit behind bars in a courtroom in Donetsk, in the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic control, eastern Ukraine. Picture: AP Photo

The leader of the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine said on Sunday there was no reason to pardon two British nationals and a Moroccan man who were sentenced to death last week after being captured while fighting for Ukraine.

A court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on Thursday found Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Brahim Saadoun guilty of "mercenary activities" seeking to overthrow the republic

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