European Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová has called on Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov to release Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov from the Russian prison where he’s been in custody for more than four years.
“I would urge that you reconsider this case, on humanitarian grounds and bearing in mind Russia’s international commitments on human rights, and release Mr. Sentsov,” Jourová wrote in a letter seen by POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook. “Such a gesture would send a strong signal to the world about Russia’s commitment to abide the international law and human rights.”
