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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Tom Ambrose

Family of UK man sentenced to death by Russia call for cooperation

A still image shows Briton Shaun Pinner in a courtroom cage at a location given as Donetsk.
Shaun Pinner in a courtroom cage at a location given as Donetsk. Photograph: Supreme Court Of Donetsk People’S Republic/Reuters

The family of a British man sentenced to death for fighting Russian forces have said they are “devastated” and called for “urgent cooperation” to secure his release.

Shaun Pinner, 48, received the death penalty, along with fellow Briton Aiden Aslin, this week in what the UK government has branded a “sham” sentencing.

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