Dedov Sergey Ivanovich (Didiv Sergiy Ivanovich)

In the city of Schastye in the occupied Lugansk region, a criminal case was opened against local resident, Ukrainian citizen Sergey Dedov, for participating in the activities of a terrorist organization no later than September 2022. The date of the initiation of the case and the arrest are unknown. The reason for the criminal prosecution was her service in the 'Donbass' battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The man was placed in a pre-trial detention center for the duration of the investigation. The case was initially opened under the article of the criminal code of the so-called. LNR. The Supreme Court of the Lugansk People's Republic found Sergey Dedov guilty and sentenced him to 10 years in a strict regime penal colony." The date of the verdict is unknown. On November 10, 2023, the First Appellate Court of General Jurisdiction issued a ruling on "bringing the verdict of the Supreme Court of the Lugansk People's Republic dated in relation to Dedov in accordance with the current legislation" and transferred it for appellate consideration by jurisdiction to the Appellate Military Court. December 20, 2023, the Appellate Military Court left the sentence unchanged.