A resident of the Kurmansky (Krasnogvardeisky) District of the temporarily occupied Crimea was unlawfully convicted on charges of “treason” after he allegedly transferred approximately 280,000 hryvnias to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by Russian occupation media.
It is noted that the man “made” transfers to bank accounts and funds that, according to the authorities, are linked to aid for Ukraine. Investigators claimed that he was allegedly aware that these funds could be used to harm the Russian Armed Forces.
The occupation “court” found him guilty of “treason” and sentenced him to 17 years in a maximum-security prison, as well as a fine of 200,000 rubles.
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center notes that such verdicts are part of a systematic practice of politically motivated persecution on the occupied peninsula. Russian-controlled “courts” in Crimea regularly use charges of “treason” and “espionage” as a tool to pressure and intimidate the local population.