Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov Received Sakharov Prize
Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker and former Kremlin prisoner, personally accepted the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which was awarded to him in October 2018.
European Parliament President David Sassoli handed the award over to Oleg Sentsov during a plenary meeting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, own Ukrinform correspondent reported.
“I congratulate the Ukrainian film director, writer, who was awarded the Sakharov Prize in 2018... He paid a very high price for his courage," said David Sassoli.
Sentsov, in his speech to the European Parliament, stressed that he accepts this award not for himself, but for all political prisoners held in Russia.
Sentsov, who was sentenced in Russia to 20 years in prison on charges of preparing terrorist attacks in occupied Crimea, was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in October 2018.
Source: Ukrinform