Ukrainian political prisoner Pavlo Hryb refuses to testify in Russian court

Ukrainian political prisoner Pavlo Hryb refuses to testify in Russian court

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A 20-year-old Ukrainian man illegally detained in Russia, Pavlo Hryb, refused to testify in the North Caucasus Military District Court in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.

"I am not guilty and refuse to give any testimonies," Pavlo Hryb told the court where the trial resumed on November 15, Radio Liberty reported.

As reported, Pavlo Hryb disappeared on August 24, 2017 in Belarus, where he went to the city of Gostomel to date a girl with whom he communicated on social networking sites.

In September, it became known that Pavlo Hryb was in a detention center in Krasnodar (Russia), charged with terrorism. At the same time, his lawyer said that Pavlo had been kidnapped by FSB officers.

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