INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Finnish court on Friday sentenced Russian ultranationalist Vojislav Torden to life in prison for war crimes committed in Ukraine in 2014,
including the mutilation of a wounded Ukrainian soldier.The Helsinki District Court found Torden, a commander in the Russian far-right
soldiers.However, the court dismissed the main charge, ruling that the prosecution had not proven that Rusich and Torden were responsible
for organizing and carrying out the attack."It has not been possible to conclude from the evidence..
that the Rusich unit or group was specifically responsible for organizing and carrying out the ambush and arson attack in all respects," the
court said.Torden was, however, convicted of leading Rusich fighters at the scene after the ambush and of killing a wounded soldier
injured soldier, Ivan Issyk, who later died from his wounds.The kolovrat is frequently used by ultranationalist and neo-Nazi groups in
Russia and Eastern Europe.Additionally, the court ruled that Torden took and shared degrading photos of a fallen soldier on social
media.Finland applies the legal principle of "universal jurisdiction," allowing it to prosecute serious crimes committed anywhere in the
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