The Russian prosecution has demanded an 11-year harsh regime sentence against 63-year-old Oleh Prykhodko although the charges against him were consistently demolished in court, and shown to be flagrantly falsified. Prykhodko has never concealed his pro-Ukrainian views, and there are very strong grounds for believing that these are the reason he has been imprisoned since 9 October 2019.
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Crimean pro-Ukrainian activist Oleh Prykhodko outside his home in Orekhovo, near Saki. He was arrested on Oct. 9 evening on ‘terrorist’ charges.
