The rulings of the Finnish -Russian combat court for life imprisonment for war crimes against Ukrainian soldiers in 2014.
A Russian citizen was sentenced to life imprisonment in Finland for war crimes committed in Ukraine.
On Friday, Helsinki ruled the local court in Finland that Voice Torden, who was then commander of the right -wing -wondered right -wons of the Russian, was involved in four different war crimes against Ukrainian soldiers during battles in eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Torden was arrested in the summer of 2023 in Finland, which shares in the range of 1340 km (832 miles) with Russia. The case includes an armed attack on Ukrainian battalion soldiers in the Luhansk area.
According to the court, Tordan participated in the killing of a soldier, among other things. According to what was reported, he took a humiliating pictures of the deceased, which he later published.
Ukraine descends from the “main teacher”
The Finnish broadcaster Yle stated that the 38 -year -old defendant denied allegations in court. His lawyer, Hikki Lambela, told the Finnish media that Tordan was surprised by the ruling and would resume this.
This is the first case in which the Finnish court convicted a person of war crimes in Ukraine.
The Office of the Public Prosecutor in Ukraine praised the court’s decision as a “major teacher in the perpetrators of the perpetrators of serious violations of international humanitarian law responsibility.”
She said in a statement published on social media: “Ukraine is still committed to working with partners around the world to ensure that there is no impunity for war criminals.”
Russia criticized the ruling and called on the case against its citizen “shameful” and a political motive.
“The Finnish judiciary ruling does nothing but anger and deep discontent. The Russian embassy in Finland said in a statement:” The prejudice of the local Helsinki court, which gave a publicly politicized penalty to the Russian citizen, is clear. “
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