Court chooses a measure of restraint for Gnezdilov who committed sabotage: video of the hearing
11 October 2024 22:30
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The Pechersk Court of Kyiv has arrested Serhiy Gnezdilov, a soldier of the 56th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade, for 60 days for leaving the unit without permission. This was reported by Suspilne, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
Before the court hearing, Gnezdilov himself said that he was aware of his actions and noted that he would not be able to continue serving until there were clear terms of service.
Gnezdilov also answered the question whether he was ready to be convicted.
“I will be convicted. But am I ready? I don’t think anyone is ready to ‘sit’ for so long. But I was left with no other option. I will have to ‘sit’,” he said.
The man also said that he would go on a hunger strike if the Ministry of Defence did not develop a draft law on demobilisation.
According to the soldier’s lawyer, the defence will appeal the court’s decision.
Serhiy Hnezdilov’s case: what the SBI says
In addition to information about the actual detention of the soldier, the agency clarified the details of his case. It turned out that on 23 September 2024, the Donetsk Special Prosecutor’s Office for Defence of the Eastern Region opened proceedings on the desertion of a serviceman based on media reports and assigned the investigation to the Bureau.
The next day, the brigade also appointed an internal investigation, which found that the soldier had “committed actions that have signs of a criminal offence”.
It was preliminarily established that in early September, the serviceman was sent to the hospital for a medical examination by the VLC, but he did not actually undergo the examination and did not stay in the medical institution, and after the VLC expired, he did not return to his place of service and was actually hiding from law enforcement for two weeks.
It should be noted that on 21 September, Gnezdilov posted on Facebook that he was going to join the SFR until the establishment of clear terms of service or until his 25th birthday. He said that he wanted to draw attention to the problem when some people in society are fighting indefinitely, while others do not plan to mobilise.
Serhiy Hnezdilov is a Ukrainian military man, civil activist and participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. He joined the armed forces voluntarily in 2019.
