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In May, O. Sencov declared a strike – he demanded that 64 other Ukrainians, whom he regards as political prisoners, be released from detention centers. Then the director said that if his application was not enforced, he would continue the strike until the end of the series.
"He is not suicidal," said O.Senkov's lawyer, Dmitry Dinzhe. – He does not think that his requirements can not be implemented. He just wants Ukrainian political prisoners and Russians to be imprisoned in Ukraine. As a Russian citizen myself, I would like my government to do it. "
D. Dinz:" He does not believe that his demands can not be fulfilled. He just wants Ukrainian political prisoners and Russians to be imprisoned in Ukraine. As a Russian citizen myself, I would like my government to do it. "
O. Sencov, 41, born in Crimea, is already in prison for 20 years for a third year.He is a kali in a colony based on the polar circle.
The director and left-wing activist Alexander Kolchenko was arrested two months after the 2014 elections. Russia occupied the Crimean peninsula
O. Sencov was accused of burning unofficial buildings of the ruling party "United Russia" and Planning a bomb attack on Lenin's sculpture
O. Sencov and his militants politically motivated When the trial began, the director refused to apologize to the judge.
"The court of the occupying Power can not be right. Nothing personal, your glory, "he then said.
" This whole trial is meant to send a message – in 2015. A spokesman for Amnesty International said the verdict had been delivered. – He served in the Russian propaganda war against Ukraine and recalls the Stalinist dissident courts
Excessive demands
Four years later, O. Sencov decided to declare a strike strike and thereby provoke the international outrage before the World Football Championship. [AFP/Scanpixphoto/Manifestationcontrelechampionnatdumondedefootball"rel="happyimage"src="https://s115minlt/static/cache/NTcweCwsNzM5ODE2LG9yaWdpbmFsLCxpZD00MDUxNzA0JmRhdGU9MjAxOCUyRjA3JTJGMTcsMTI4MDQ4MTMzMw==/protestas-pries-pasaulio-futbolo-cempionata-5b4e0d6f1a1c2jpg"style="width:auto;height:auto;"/>
AFP / Scanpix photo / Protest against the World Football Championship
This event recalls the case of Nadiia Savchenko: repatriation to Ukraine of a Ukrainian pilot on hunger strike m True, unlike N.Savchenko, the opposition of O.Sencovo has not yet given the expected result.
"S was expected to exchange prisoners, this would have been done before the championship, for example, the Pussy riot launched in Sochi before the 2014 Winter Olympics. "The members and activists of Greenpeace," said Julia Gorbunova, responsible Russian affairs to Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch.
"It would have been a step for the international community," she added. , the problem is that the requirements of O.Sencovo are too great. In addition, the director has no way of putting pressure on Vladimir Putin, the only official of the Russian government capable of ordering the exchange of prisoners.
"The Kremlin might think that his death will only make the image of Russia worse," said Zoja Svetova, human rights activist. – We already have a lot of scandals on the international scene: interference in the American elections, Novičiok in Great Britain. Well, is the Ukrainian hungry? "
Z.Svetova:" The Kremlin probably believes that his death will no longer make Russia's image worse. We already have a lot of scandals on the international scene: interference in the American elections, Novičiok in Great Britain. Well, what about Ukrainians who are starving? "
There have been cases in Russia where a hunger strike has proved effective Last month, a 21-year-old Uzbek prisoner in the Moscow area was forced to double his sentence for this year. way
Last week, deputies from the city of Serpukhov near Moscow launched a famine strike against a landfill too close to the school.After 56 days, their demands were met – the dump was
Despite the success, one of the strikers, Nicholas Dižur, would not recommend this measure to others. "The results of this action are very rare. Our government is ready to ignore the protests, "he said.
It is true that such a form of opposition in Russia is very popular. Last week, 86 employees of the Siberian mine have been on a hunger strike since they have not been paid since May
"Without doubt, such a protest tool is developing in Russia." She added that She always protested at the time of the Soviet Union.
"This means that there is no other means of protest. Here, even protests will be very risky and dangerous. If people in other countries have other methods, there is nothing to tolerate in Russia, "said N.Taubina
N.Taubina:" This means that there is nothing to be done. there are no other means of protest. Here, even protests will be very risky and dangerous. People in other countries have other methods, people have nothing to do with Russia. "
N.Taubina compares O.Sencov with Andrei Marchenko, a prominent Soviet dissident who died after a hunger strike, after which several political prisoners were released." 19659002] "In the part of the world, such mechanisms exist as, for example, a functioning court, a system by which justice can be found. In Russia, this simply does not exist, "said Z.Svetova.
According to her, in Russia, less than 1% .People accused of criminal offenses are acquitted
A strike makes sense
According to O.Sencov, the lawyer D. Dinzhe, such demonstrations only succeed if very specific things are needed.For example, one of his current clients, Vladimir Baluch, imprisoned in Crimea, went on a hunger strike to improve conditions in his cell
Yabloko Party MP N. Dizor also drew attention to the very specific purpose of their protest. on the side of the departments, as they fought for children and stubbornly documented both the violations against which they protested and their own activities.
"Kremlin-friendly media said we ate shashliks and cognac. To defame and prove that we did not do this, we visited the state hospital every day, "confirmed N.Dizhor.
N.Dizhor:" Media based in the Kremlin said we ate schnauzers and drank cognac. To defame and prove that we have not done this, we visit the public hospital every day. "
" We took the last drop. We protested, picked up, appealed to the court. We did everything – no one helped. Therefore, we decided: either the discharge will be closed, or we will die, "adds the MP
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Oleg Sencov
