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Some of the prisoners involved in fighting in Ukraine are for very serious crimes imprisonment have been done
5 new graves appeared in the Petergof cemetery of St. Petersburg this summer. They all look alike. They have a wooden cross, a black board, a photo of the dead with a black ribbon on them. These graves are distinguished by many fresh flowers and wreaths. Some wreaths Russia in the colors of the flag.
In July, news began to spread about the prisoners being mobilized by the “Wagner” group and sent to Ukraine. In one video, Prigozhin himself, who oversees the “Wagner” group and is known as “Putin’s chef”, urges prisoners to join the group’s armed forces.
Relatives of prisoners in St. Petersburg prisons told journalists that “Wagner” representatives came to these prisons and visited the prisoners. 200 thousand rubles (3 thousand 300 dollars) freedom in exchange for money and six months of fighting offer they said they did. “Stories” news website reported that on July 6, the first group of 40 prisoners was taken from Yablonevka prison, and on July 25, at least three of them died.
Prigozhin, who has long denied any connection with the “Wagner” group, denies the reports. Western governments of the Kremlin from this group UkraineLibya, Syria, Sudan, Mozambique and the Central African Republic.
On September 18 President along with 6 members of the Human Rights Council Prosecutor General Igor Krasnovand asked on what basis the prisoners who have not completed their sentence were sent to Ukraine. The petition states that the information about the prisoners being sent to battle was even spread in the state media. Some of the prisoners involved in the fighting in the appeal were for very serious crimes imprisonment is also emphasized.
Human rights activists say that the sentence has not expired prisoners only the president’s pardon decree, amnesty announcement of the State Duma, or pardon about court based on the decision free can be done.
One of the 5 graves that appeared in the Peterhof cemetery Eduard Anisimov belongs to the prisoner named Relatives and acquaintances of Anisimov say that he is in prison and from there privately military they confirmed to RFE/RL that it was taken to Ukraine by the contractor. A close relative, who did not want to be named, says that Anisimova was promised a lot of money and freedom after six months.
“They also promised him financial assistance. They interviewed the prisoners. He also agreed. Because he is a soldier. That’s it, and then he left. …of course he [getməsinin səbəbini də] he explained. Conditions inside are terrible. Who wants to stay in the ‘cast’ after being told they have a chance to get out? I tried to dissuade him, but you understand, he is a grown man.” – says Anisimov’s relative.
Born in Siberia, Anisimov lived for some time in St. Petersburg. He worked in a German company for several years driver worked. A crime Anisimov from the materials of his work published on the website of the Federal antimonopoly service 2018on the charge of selling large amounts of drugs imprisonment can be seen.
In the court, Anisimov said that the people he met in 2017 who were “dealing in drug smuggling” sold him drugs. offer he said he did. However, he did not give the names of those people because he was afraid for his life and that of his relatives. However, he said in the court that he thought those persons were related to law enforcement agencies.
2020In the summer of , the Leningrad regional court sentenced Anisimov to 9 years 10 month imprisonment and 300 thousand rubles (4900 dollars) sentenced to a fine. Court when the decision is announced, it is already 20 He had to serve another eight years because he remained in prison for a month.
Anisimov was able to contact his children after being released to fight in Ukraine. In a conversation with his daughter, he told her “almost free” he said. A close relative says that he also contacted his sister and said the same thing to her.
According to another acquaintance of Anisimov, he of Ukraine He died in Luhansk, which is located in the east and was held by Russian-backed separatists, and was awarded two medals. Russia government official about awarding any medal to Anisimova news did not give No order was published on the Kremlin website.
A close relative of the former prisoner confirmed that he was awarded after his death, but his relatives did not see those awards and did not know the details about them. He to Anisimov’s family compensation he does not know whether it will be given or not.
Anisimov’s ex-wife refused to speak to Radio Liberty. He called the reporter “Ukraine He accused him of “espionage for the benefit of the Armed Forces” and said that he forbade “collecting and distributing” any information about the personal life of his family “both present and past”.