The two Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner were shown together with the Moroccan Saaudun Brahim in a video from a court hearing published by the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, writes BBC. Aslin and Pinner are among others accused of having tried to “take power”, writes The Independent. Separatist leader Denis Pushilin said on Monday that it could not be ruled out that the men would be sentenced to death. In the video, Aslin appears to be guilty of offenses involving weapons and explosives. Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Saaudun Brahim were among more than 2,000 soldiers who surrendered at the Mariupol steelworks. Photo: SUPREME COURT OF DPR / Reuters While the shoulder against him was read aloud, he stood upright and read through several pages of court documents. The court of the People’s Republic of DPR is not internationally recognized. The two Britons say they served together with regular military units in Mariupol, and that they should thus have protection as prisoners of war, in line with the Geneva Convention. Relatives of Aslin tell The Independent that they are cooperating with the British Foreign Office and the Ukrainian government to get him home.
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