Halya Coynash: Main prosecution witness retracts testimony against Sentsov and Kolchenko
Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov is seen inside of the defendant's cage in a military courtroom during the second hearing in the southwestern city of Rostov-on-Don on July 27, 2015.
Gennady Afanasyev, one of the four opponents of Russia's annexation of Crimea has refused to testify in the trial of Oleg Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko and stated that he gave testimony earlier under duress. The charges against the two men are effectively based solely on Afanasyev's 'confession' and that of the fourth person - Oleksy Chirniy.
