UK lawmaker says Aiden Aslin among prisoners released by Russian-backed forces -statement

LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmaker Robert Jenrick on Wednesday mentioned Aiden Aslin was among the many prisoners launched by Russia on Wednesday following a mediation by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

“I’m delighted that my constituent, Aiden Aslin, and the opposite British prisoners of struggle held captive by the Russian authorities have lastly been launched and are on their approach again to the UK,” Jenrick mentioned in an emailed assertion.

Aslin was captured earlier this 12 months then sentenced to loss of life by a court docket within the self-proclaimed Donetsk Individuals’s Republic (DPR), one in all Russia’s proxies in japanese Ukraine.

(Reporting by William James; Modifying by Chris Reese)