A Newark man is appealing after he was sentenced to death by an internationally unrecognised Russian Court. Aiden Aslin, 28, was captured by Russian forces in April whilst fighting for Ukraine, and was sentenced to death last month by a Russian court in the international unrecognised Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).
A protest for Aiden's release was held in Old Market Square on Sunday, June 26, where a crowd gathered to show their support following his fear that the execution would go ahead. However, an appeal against the death sentence was filed yesterday (Monday, July 4) by Aiden's lawyer Pavel Kosovan according to the International Information Group, Interfax.
Mr Kosovan told Interfax "A cassation appeal against the sentence was lodged today." Aiden and fellow Briton Shaun Pinner, 48, were tried as mercenaries by the court despite serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces both, and were sentenced to execution by firing squad along with Moroccan national Saadoun Brahim.
