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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Catherine Wylie

European court intervenes over fighter sentenced to death alongside British pair

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has intervened in the case of a Moroccan man sentenced to death alongside two Britons for allegedly fighting Russian forces.

The Strasbourg-based court will indicate to the Russian government that it should ensure the death penalty imposed on Brahim Saadoune is not carried out.

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