– American Stephen Hubbard, 72, sentenced to 7 years in prison
Accused of being a “mercenary” in the service of Ukraine, Stephen Hubbard received a prison sentence during an express trial in Moscow.
Published today at 11:28 a.m.
In this photo taken by the press service of the Moscow court, American citizen Stephen Hubbard, 72, accused of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, attends his verdict hearing in Moscow.
AFP PHOTO/Moscow City Court press service/handout
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A 72-year-old American, Stephen Hubbard, accused of having been a “mercenary” in the service of Ukraine, detained in secret for more than two years, was sentenced Monday to nearly seven years in prison following ‘an express trial.
Judge Alexandra Kovalevskaïa handed down a “sentence of 6 years and ten months, to be served in a colony (penitentiary) under normal regime”, noted the AFP journalists present at the hearing at the Moscow court.
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