A death sentence against a Moroccan citizen issued by a court in a Russia-backed breakaway region of eastern Ukraine has triggered calls for his release from his birthplace, amidst a muted response from the Moroccan government.
Brahim Saadoun, who was given Ukrainian citizenship in 2020, was sentenced to death alongside two Britons last week in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) after being accused of being a mercenary.
