Protesters rally to mark Serhiy Sternenkos birthday

>> YOUR LINK HERE: ___ http://youtube.com/watch?v=yNsAwDKOnA0

(20 Mar 2021) Hundreds of protestors took to the streets in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Saturday demonstrating against the jailing of a far-right activist. • Serhiy Sternenko, a former leader of the right-wing organization Right Sector, was convicted last month of kidnapping and beating a newly elected local council member in 2015. • The Primorsky District Court of Odessa sentenced the activist to seven years and three months in prison and ordered the confiscation of half of his property. • Saturday marked Sternenko's birthday and triggered his supporters to return to the streets in protest, setting off fireworks and clashing with police outside the Ukrainian presidential office. • Demonstrators lit fires around the building, damaged windows and sprayed graffiti messages on walls as they chanted for Sternenko's release. • Last month, thousands surrounded the presidential office and clashed with police in demonstrations demanding Sternenko be freed. • Sternenko, who runs a popular Youtube channel, has a strong following and has been an active player in anti-corruption protests and marches in Odessa. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

#############################

New on site