#FreeSavchenko 33-year-old Ukrainian military pilot Savchenko was captured in June in east Ukraine by Kremlin-backed insurgents, who smuggled her across the border before handing her over to the Russian authorities, who charged her with involvement in the killing of two Russian journalists in the east Ukraine war zone. However, Nadezhda had already been in custody of insurgents (separatists) at the time her alleged victims were murdered. That didnt faze Russia and they keep her in Moscow jail. 22 days ago Savchenko declared a hunger strike after Russian jail officials refused to let a doctor treat her for an ear infection. Savchenko was elected in absentia to the Ukrainian parliament in the countrys October elections. However, on 22 December a Moscow court ruled that the imprisoned Ukrainian pilot did not qualify for immunity despite being an MP. Russian President Vladimir Putin denies that Savchenko and more than 30 additional Ukrainian servicemen currently being held in Russian jails are prisoners of war.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:57:30 +0000
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