Pro-Ukrainian activist Oleg Prykhodko, who was sentenced to 5 years in a maximum security colony with the first year in prison, refused to take a coronavirus test to be transferred to another pre-trial detention center. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity public association.
“Oleg Prykhodko should be transferred to another pre-trial detention center on the territory of the Rostov region, but he refuses to take a coronavirus test, arguing that the charge against him was just built on the illegal seizure of biomaterial, which was deceived from him and applied to the planted explosives, as the defense believes. It was not possible to convince him even by the presence of the consul at this procedure. The diplomat believes that he will be transferred without passing an analysis”,- the message said.
We remind that on February 8, 2019, Russian security officials searched the dwelling of pro-Ukrainian activist Oleg Prykhodko in the village of Orikhove, Saky District.
On October 9, 2019, Russian security officials again broke into Oleg Prykhodko’s dwelling and kidnapped him. On October 10, a search was conducted in his dwelling, during which the man was detained. His wife Liubov Prykhodko was also detained. The activist is accused of “terrorism" and “manufacture of explosives.” The woman was detained as a witness, but later released. On October 10, the so-called Kyiv District Court arrested Oleg Prykhodko until December 10. Later Prykhodko’s DNA samples were illegally taken. According to lawyer Nazim Sheikhmambetov, this was done for the purpose of falsifying evidence. The political prisoner had his measure of restraint repeatedly extended.