(CNN)Self-proclaimed on FridayPeople's Republic of Donetsk(DPR) pro-Russian investigators are Donetsk News Agency According to the report, two other British citizens were accused of being "mercenaries".
"Currently, investigations are underway against British mercenaries Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill, who are based on the same provisions as the three previously convicted mercenaries. I have been accused. An investigation is underway and I have been accused. "The agency reported quoting an unnamed DPR employee.
DPR is a pro-Russian region of eastern Ukraine that is not internationally recognized.
The British Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it blamed the "exploitation" of prisoners for political purposes and raised the issue with the Russian government.
"We are in constant contact with the Ukrainian government about their case and are fully supporting Ukraine in their efforts to release them," the spokesperson added.
On June 9, British Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, along with Moroccan citizen Brahim Saadoune, were convicted by the Russian DPR court of being Ukrainian "melee" after being convicted. I was sentenced to death. State media reported at the time.
DPR officials said the man was a foreign fighter arrested by Russian troops in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in April. RIA Novosti, the Russian national press, said Pinner, Aslin and Saadoune had been shot by shooting forces and needed to be sued by July 9.
Pinner's lawyer, Julia Zerkovnikova, who acts on behalf of the client, said on Friday that she would appeal for generosity and generosity for humane reasons to stop execution. However, Mr. Zerkovnikova said he would not challenge the conviction decided by the court.
"We appeal to humanity because the sins of my client have been fully proven by the court. It is not necessary to say that the complaint is based on innocent evidence. "The Donetsk press quoted Tserkovnikova as saying.
On Thursday, the European Human Rights Court (ECHR) in Strasbourg granted Pinner and Aslin "provisional measures" and urged the Russian Federation not to execute death sentences.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the Russian Federation no longer follows ECHR instructions and suggested that the court contact DPR directly.
