Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner and Moroccan Saadun Brahim stand trial in a court in the separatist pro-Russian Republic of Donetsk.
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Posted on 6/9/2022 3:15 PM Updated on 6/9/2022 3:43 PM
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Saadun Brahim, a former student at the Faculty of Aerodynamics and Space Engineering in Kyiv, was reportedly detained by the Russian army in Donbass in April. According to the Moroccan press, he fought alongside Ukrainian forces in the 36th Marine Corps Brigade. The young native of Mekneser would have signed his contract in December 2021. Charged as a “foreign mercenary”, Saadun Brahim is currently on trial in the pro-Russian separatist republic of Donetsk along with two Britons, Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, on charges of “mercenaryism” and “crimes aimed at seizing power by force and maintaining power”. aimed”. A video from the Belarusian online medium Nexta shows the three accused in a cell.
in the #Donetskthe “trial” against #British Citizens Sean Piner and Andrew Hill, as well #Moroccan Brahim Saadoun began. They are accused of “mercenary activity and committing crimes to seize power by force and maintain power”.
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— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 8, 2022
According to the Russian agency RIA, quoted by Reuters (link in English), the three accused have pleaded guilty and the death penalty has been imposed. Morocco has not yet officially responded. According to online outlet Le Desk, the death penalty could be avoided if Saadun Brahim and the two Britons can prove they were part of the Ukrainian armed forces and not mercenaries.