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28 HOSTAGES OF THE KREMLIN 2. THE CASE OF NADIYA SAVCHENKO | | The court trial On 22 September, 2015, in the Donetsk City Court in the Rostov Province, the trial of Nadiya Savchenko commenced. Its first session was marked by the presence in the courtroom of a large group of Cossacks, 10 who occupied most of the seats. This was a deliberate ploy aimed at reducing the number of seats for members of the public and independent observers. From the outset, the trial was marred by the fact that most motions from the prosecutors were granted, and, on the other hand, the motions of Nadiya Savchenko and her defender were rejected. In this regard, Nadiya Savchenko stated that she would go on hunger strike, if her right to protection continued to be violated. The cross-examination of witnesses of the prosecution revealed that the majority of testimonies were repeated verbatim, which may indicate that their testimonies had been contrived by the investigative bodies. To all specific questions from Nadiya Savchenko’s defence, the witnesses replied with the standard phrases: “I don’t remember” or “I didn’t notice”; this can generally be construed as evidence of the false nature of the testimonies. On 13 October, 2015, Nadiya Savchenko’s sister, Vira, the only witness of the defense, was denied entry into the territory of Russia without any justification being given. Following a reaction of the international community, Russia has now lifted the ban. 10 The Savchenko trial is currently ongoing. She faces up to 25 years’ imprisonment. The final verdict is expected at the beginning of 2015. The counsels of the Ukrainian woman are in no doubt that she will ultimately be punished with the most severe sentence possible. Nadiya Savchenko flatly denies her guilt and states that if she is convicted, she will not ask President Vladimir Putin for clemency. The case of Nadiya Savchenko is the most famous case involving the persecution of a Ukrainian in Russia for political reasons. The defenders of the Ukrainian woman have deliberately opted to publicise the case, although lawyers have been repeatedly threatened with criminal liability for disclosure of the case file. Due to the close monitoring of the Savchenko case by the public and the media, unlike in the cases of other Ukrainians, she has managed to avoid torture. Publicity is the only way to ensure Savchenko’s release given that the outcome of the case has apparently been decided in advance due to politically motivated charges, and it is only international pressure that can affect the situation. 10 Cossacks — members of paramilitary formation in modern Russia. Cossacks took an active part in the occupation of Crimea; they also participated in the war in the east of Ukraine, fighting on the side of separatists.
‘THE CHECHEN CASE’ — STANISLAV KLYKH AND MYKOLA KARPYUK 3 Photo from the family’s personal archive Stanislav KLYKH age: 42 a history lecturer at a Kyiv university. Mykola KARPYUK age: 51 deputy head of the Ukrainian nationalist organisation UNA-UNSO, deputy head of the political party ‘Pravyi sektor’ [‘The Right Sector’], a participant of Euromaidan. Photo from the family’s personal archive
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