Source: court in the DPR has set a date for the hearing of the case against the British mercenary

The foreigner was charged with committing crimes on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic under Part 2 of Art.

34 (commission of a crime by a group of persons), Art.

323 (forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power), part 2 of Art.

34, part 3 of Art.

430 of the Criminal Code of the DPR (mercenarism), as well as Art.

232 (undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities).

As RT reported, the investigation found that the defendant took part on the side of the Ukrainian troops in the operation to seize power in the DPR for a fee.

Earlier, the DPR Ministry of Justice told RT that a decision regarding the military captured at Azovstal in Mariupol would be taken by the court, and some of those in custody would probably be awarded capital punishment.