Halya Coynash: Another Ukrainian charged with ‘terrorism’ in Russian-occupied Crimea
A picture taken on March 11, 2014, shows Natalya Poklonskaya, the prosecutor of Crimea, attending a press conference in the Crimea's capital Simferopol.
Another 'terrorism' trial is about to begin of a Ukrainian arrested in occupied Crimea and held in custody for over a year. Maxim Filatov, who may be as young as 21, is alleged to be a fighter from the Azov Battalion. Though this appears as questionable as everything else about the case. Although the man arrested on May 1, 2015 was not named, on both occasions the person is alleged to be a fighter from the Azov Battalion, and to have been involved in the same two alleged offences. In 2015, a suspiciously broad range of crimes was mentioned, but this was possibly part of general hype in Russia and occupied Crimea in which the Azov Battalion and the ultra-nationalist Right Sector are cast in chief villain roles.
