Andrei is a staunch communist, an opponent of the Yeltsin and Putin regimes. In Russia, he spent a total of nine years in prison on political charges. At the same time, like any true leftist, he is an ardent supporter of the popular uprising in Donbass.
Andrei writes from jail: “Today was the first court session. It was held in Berdyansk Court (Judge O.G. Pakhomenko), but they did not even bring me there – it was a video conference. From the prison. They want to condemn me remotely! Tomorrow at 10 am is the next ‘session.’ I demanded an interpreter, they postponed the trial until tomorrow when he will arrive. And I will make a motion to receive a paid lawyer and be personally present at the trial. We need to contact the media to make the maximum publicity, as they want to quietly prosecute me for art. 258 (from 8 to 15 years) with a heap of false evidence and violations. Please help publicize this ‘Court of Justice’ as widely as possible.”
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Union Borotba (Struggle)
Source:
http://borotba.su/communist_prisoner_andrei_sokolov_on_trial_by_ukrainian_authorities.html
