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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Andrew Roth and Emine Sinmaz

Britons sentenced to death after ‘show trial’ in Russian-occupied Ukraine

From left: Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Saaudun Brahim in court this week.
From left: Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Saaudun Brahim in court this week. Photograph: Telegram

Two British men and a Moroccan national captured while fighting in the Ukrainian army in Mariupol have been sentenced to death by pro-Russia officials after a days-long process described as a “disgusting Soviet-era show trial”.

A court in Russian-controlled east Ukraine convicted 28-year-old Aiden Aslin, from Newark, 48-year-old Shaun Pinner, from Watford, and Saaudun Brahim on charges of “terrorism”. Observers said the process was intended to imitate the war crimes trials of Russian soldiers taking place in Kyiv.

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