UKRAINE: Conscientious objector freed, new trial ordered
Ukraine’s Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Christian conscientious objector Vitaly Alekseenko â the first jailed conscientious objector since Russia’s renewed invasion – and ordered his release from prison. However, the Supreme Court ordere…
Ukraine's Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Christian conscientious objector Vitaly Alekseenko â the first jailed conscientious objector since Russia's renewed invasion - and ordered his release from prison. However, the Supreme Court ordered a retrial in the original court, and his requests to perform an alternative civilian service have been ignored. A Supreme Court case lodged by Christian conscientious objector Andrii Vyshnevetsky â still forcibly held in the army â continues. He argues that failure to determine a procedure for dismissal from military service on the basis of conscientious objection is illegal.
