14:19 19.04.2016

Savchenko underlines principal differences of her case from Yerofeyev-Alexandrov case – Feygin

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Savchenko underlines principal differences of her case from Yerofeyev-Alexandrov case – Feygin

Nadia Savchenko, who was sentenced to 22 years by a Russian court, has said she doesn't consider her criminal case and the trials of Russian intelligence officers Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Alexandrov in Kyiv to be similar, Savchenko's lawyer Mark Feygin said.

"In light of a verdict passed to Yerofeyev and Alexandrov, the stance of Nadia Savchenko is as follows. The trials in Kyiv and Russia were running in parallel, but it is wrong to call them similar, both due to the type of charges and because of the culpability component," Feygin wrote on Twitter on Tuesday morning.

Reporting on the position of his client, Feygin said "Savchenko was kidnapped and transferred to Russia, while Russian security officers appeared in Ukraine by themselves." "Herein lies the principal difference," he said.

Feygin earlier took issue with the statement made by Alexandrov's lawyer Valentin Rybin after the verdict against his client was passed in Kyiv on Monday. Rybin's then said it was absolutely unacceptable for his client to seek a pardon.

"I, as Savchenko's lawyer, consider it wrong to force convicts Yerofeyev and Alexandrov to do anything. This is against the law and legal ethics. Let the politicians deal with negotiations and swap issues," he wrote adding, "This is Nadia's position as well."

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