Viktor Gavrilov Photo: Frame from video
The Prosecutor General’s Office of the DPR has completed the investigation of a criminal case against mercenaries from the UK and Morocco. The involvement of Britons Sean Pinner and Andrew Hill, as well as Moroccan Saadoun Brahim in the fighting against Donbass has been established.
Now everyone is facing the death penalty, as stated by the head of the Department for the investigation of crimes against the peace and security of mankind of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic Viktor Gavrilov.He added that the case materials have already been transferred to one of the DPR courts for consideration on the merits.
Earlier, the British mercenary Sean Pinner, who surrendered to the Russian military in Mariupol, spoke about the attitude towards him in captivity. He stated that the good attitude there came as a surprise to him. The Briton said that he was given medical care, watered and fed. He added that he was being helped to go home. He clarified that he was in Ukraine without signing a contract and was ready to take responsibility for his life. Interestingly, later the UK reported that Pinner, in fact, was a sniper.
Another British citizen, Andrew Hill, who was captured by Russian troops in the Mykolaiv region, urged his compatriots to seriously consider whether they should go to participate in hostilities in Ukraine. Hill himself came to Ukraine from the Polish city of Rzeszow. There were seven people in the group with Hill, he did not get to know them and had a minimum of information, he could not even name the commander.