Georgian fighter sentenced in absentia in Russia
A Russian court has sentenced Georgian citizen Georgy Baramidze, who is participating in military operations on the Ukrainian side, to 14 years in prison in absentia.
The Investigative Committee announced the sentence to 41-year-old Georgian citizen Georgy Baramidze today.
According to the investigation, Baramidze has been fighting on the Ukrainian side against the Russian armed forces since 2022. The court has chosen a preventive measure in absentia for Baramidze in the form of detention; he has been placed on the international wanted list, according to a message from the official Telegram channel.
Baramidze was convicted under the article on mercenarism (part 3 of article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the court found him guilty based on the testimony of witnesses, examination of objects and documents, as well as the results of a forensic examination.
"Caucasian Knot" wrote that the Russian Ministry of Defense in November 2023 announced the capture of two Georgian citizens, publishing footage of their interrogation. Georgy Goglidze and Georgy Chubetidze were snipers in the second "International Legion" of Ukraine, the department claims. The head of the "International Legion" denies that the captured fighters were in his unit, but he called on the Georgian authorities to intervene in the situation and release them. In response, the Georgian authorities stated that they "did not have the resources" to free the prisoners. In April, Georgiy Goglidze was sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison.
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