The Military Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of the pro-Ukrainian activist Oleg Prykhodko, who was sentenced to 5 years in a maximum security colony with the first year in prison.
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. In April, Oleg Prykhodko was transferred to the Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center.
On March 3, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don announced the verdict to Oleg Prykhodko. The occupants sentenced him to 5 years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony with the first year in prison.