Australian government ‘appalled’ at Russia’s ‘sham trial’ of Oliver Jenkins who was captured in Ukraine
by Guardian staff and agencies in Moscow from World news | The Guardian on (#6XBAT)
The 33-year-old Melbourne man was convicted of being a mercenary in an armed conflict' by a Russian-controlled court
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An Australian man captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine has been jailed for 13 years on the charge of being a mercenary", a move that has appalled" the Australian government.
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said on Saturday that Russia was obliged to treat Oscar Jenkins humanely as he was a full serving member of the regular armed forces of Ukraine" and therefore a prisoner of war".
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