Farce trial: Luhansk separatists pass death sentence, warn women against ‘hitting bars’

Alexei Mozgovoi, commander of separatist ‘Prizrak’ battalion [‘Ghost’ battalion – Belsat] initiated holding a ‘people’s’ hearing of the case of two alleged rapists in the town of Alchevsk, Luhansk region.

The battalion’s video of the trial, posted online at the weekend, shows some 340 people present, in a town whose pre-war population stood at more than 100,000.

The video shows how both suspects were presumed guilty on the basis of evidence presented by battalion investigators. Their fate was decided by show-of –hands voting. By a large majority, one suspect is sentenced to death. 

The other was spared the death penalty and condemned to being sent to the front line, to “redeem himself and die with honour”.

The battalion confirmed to the BBC that both convicts were currently held in custody and the sentences were to be carried out in the next few weeks.

Alexei Mozgovoi seized the occasion and showed his dissatisfaction over women’s going to pubs and night clubs.

“Too many women go to restaurants,” he said. “What kind of example do they show to their children? From now on, we will arrest all women we find in restaurants and cafes.”

A woman should be a ‘domestic goddess’, he added.

“All bars are full of females,” he said. “If you want to remain honest, stay at home, amuse yourself with cross-stich embroidery and baking”.

After a murmur was heard from the audience, he recommended the people to mind their ‘spirituality’

The “Prizrak” battalion is reported to number some 1,500 men and controls an area with a population of 10,000 civilians who are apparently intimidated by the militants.

www.belsat.eu/en, following BBC, Lenta.ru