The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned the decision of the invaders to convict the pro-Ukrainian activist Oleg Prykhodko, who was imprisoned for 5 years with serving the first year in prison. The department demands to cancel the decision and release the political prisoner.
The department demands that the Russian Federation cancel the unlawful court decision and immediately release Oleg Prykhodko, as well as all the citizens of Ukraine illegally detained by it.
“We call on the international community to categorically condemn the application of the Russian Federation of the practice of prosecuting dissent using illegal force methods and anti-terrorist legislation, to demand that Russia stop violating international law in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, to continue active efforts to protect the rights and freedoms of residents of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol using both national and international mechanisms and increase pressure on the Russian Federation, including sanctions”,- the statement 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.