The Crimean activist has been sentenced to a new term for conversations in a colony in Kuban.

Pro-Ukrainian activist from Crimea Oleg Prikhodko has been sentenced in Rostov-on-Don to another lengthy term on charges of aiding terrorism and inciting treason.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", pro-Ukrainian resident of Crimea Oleg Prikhodko was convicted in March 2021 in Rostov-on-Don for illegal manufacturing of explosives and preparation for a terrorist act. Prikhodko was sentenced to five years in a strict regime colony, while the prosecutor's office sought to increase his sentence to 11 years. Human rights activists recognized Prikhodko as a political prisoner, pointing to falsifications in his case. In April 2021, they stated that the activist was not receiving necessary medical assistance in the Rostov pre-trial detention center.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced 67-year-old Prikhodko to 18.5 years in prison. This sentence became his fourth, reported “Mediazona”.

The basis for the new charge against the activist was the testimony of an anonymous witness – an inmate of the colony in Kuban, where Prikhodko was held. The FSB claims that to prisoners who wanted to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense and go to the front, Prikhodko suggested "to shoot the commanders and surrender to the Ukrainian military."

Oleg Prikhodko's daughter reported that security forces subjected the pensioner to electric torture, including during transportation. In the colony, he was systematically sent to a punishment cell. Prikhodko did not receive medical assistance there – according to his daughter, even the medications sent by relatives were not delivered to him.

After the first sentence in 2021, he was tried two more times: first, the activist was found guilty of insulting an FSB officer who testified in the process, and then he was sentenced to another four years and six months based on a denunciation from cellmates in the “Vladimir Central” for justifying terrorism.

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