The sister of the Moroccan man who has been sentenced to death by a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine says she feels his story is being ignored – and that he may be forgotten.
Brahim Saadoune was sentenced alongside Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, who have received much more coverage.
Saadoune, 21, was studying in Ukraine but signed up to fight in the defence of Mariupol.
When he surrendered – he was put on trial, along with the other two, not as a soldier but a mercenary.
“At first, when they both captured all of them, then it was like different news about every person,” Imane Saadoune says.
“There wasn’t much attention on my brother… he was left aside a little bit. Maybe it’s because of my government they’re not doing much about it, they are literally silent and nobody is claiming him.”
The three men do have a chance to appeal but the separatists have said they see no reason not to put them to death.
It has been left to his friends to campaign for his life.
“He has a lot of support. His friends, they are real friends, just starting many campaigns for him. I just want to tell him that he is loved. He’s really loved.”
Source: BBC
