#Australian #PrimeMinister calls #OscarJenkins' #Russian #jail sentence an 'outrage'.
Jenkins was found guilty of participating in an armed conflict as a mercenary, a court ruled he had fought against Russian troops between March & December last year & is to serve his sentence "in a strict regime penal colony"
"This sentence by Russia is an outrage," #Albo said. "It is a continuation of the way [#Russia has] behaved. This conflict began with them #invading a sovereign nation” #Ukraine #auspol
#Russia proxy court in occupied eastern #Ukraine sentences Australian national #OscarJenkins to 13 years in a high-security penal colony
Convicted of participating in armed conflict as a mercenary
Australian Foreign Minister condemns "sham trial"
#Australian #OscarJenkins sentenced to 13 years in jail by #Russia for fighting alongside #Ukrainian forces.
Russia and its eastern Ukrainian proxies consider foreigners who have travelled to fight in Ukraine to be #mercenaries, which enables them to be prosecuted under Russia's criminal code rather than having to be treated as #prisonersofwar — which would entitle them to rights under the #GenevaConvention. #auspol #RussianInvasion
#Australia will use “whatever avenues” it can to help Melbourne man #OscarJenkins, who reportedly faces a 15-year #jail term in #Russia for fighting with #Ukrainian troops. #auspol #Ukraine #RussianInvasion #WarCriminalPutin
#PennyWong expressed ‘importance of #OscarJenkins’ condition’ to #Russian foreign minister at G20.
Asked if Wong has spoken to him and raised the issue of #POW #Australian Oscar Jenkins, Wong says #Australia has halted engagement with Russian officials at a senior level since the #invasion of #Ukraine but made an exception for that on Thursday.
#auspol #USPol
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#PennyWong say, “First I want to say that we call on #Russia to release #OscarJenkins.
First I want to say that we call on Russia to release Mr Jenkins. We hold serious concerns for his welfare, and I have, and we will continue to engage with both &. the #RedCross, in relation to Mr Jenkins.
The govt was aware of this video in recent days. I will say, we do know that Russia is very prone to #misinformation & disinformation” #auspol
A new #video of #Australian #prisoner of war, #OscarJenkins, has been released online.
The unverified #YouTube clip appears to show him alive in #Russian captivity.
The #Australian government has been told by #Moscow that one of its citizens in #Russian #captivity is still alive.
#OscarJenkins, a 32-year-old teacher, was captured last year while fighting for #Ukraine.
Earlier, reports were that Jenkins had been killed while in captivity, with the Australian government citing "grave concerns" for his welfare.
An #Australian with links to #Ukraine's armed forces said he had been provided "unnerving information" that pointed to #OscarJenkins being killed soon after being #captured.
"Oscar's body was discovered by my friend's sister squad. It appears that they were #executed," he said.
"Oscar's body was with 3 or 4 others who were from the same squad. [They were] all found in the same area where the video was taken.”
A top official in #Kyiv has told the ABC that #Russia has "a deep-seated hatred" of foreign nationals fighting for Ukraine.
The warning comes amid reports Putin's troops had #killed #OscarJenkins, an #Australian they'd #captured in Ukraine's #Donbas region last year.
#POW #GenevaConvention #WarCrimes #auspol
Foreign minister Penny Wong warns Russia that all diplomatic options "are on the table" as officials scramble to verify reports that Australian man Oscar Jenkins has been killed in Ukraine.
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