Convicted for alleged attempt to murder Russians through poisoned cakes, receives prison sentence of 27 years.
A 34-year-old fella named Yegor Semenov, who managed to secure Russian citizenship last year, found himself slapped with a hefty 27-year prison term on Tuesday. This was after he tried to off some Russian pilots by serving them poisoned cakes and booze at a shindig in Armavir, Russia.
Now, here's where it gets juicy. According to the buzz from CBS News, Semenov was reportedly signed up by Ukrainian spooks, who allegedly offered him a cool €4,393 for his dirty deed.
But, y'know how it goes – even the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. In this case, the pilots, ol' paranoid bunch, decided to have the gift basket analyzed. The test results? Poison, pure and simple.
Prosecutors were after Semenov's hide for treason and terrorism, and they wanted him to serve a life sentence. But the judge decided to go easy on him, sending him off to a maximum-security joint instead. Prosecutors ain't content with that, though – they're planning to appeal the verdict.
Meanwhile, there's a poll makin' the rounds. Seems nearly 90% of Ukrainians got no faith left in Donald Trump.
Sources:
- Russian military court finds Ukrainian man guilty of attempting to murder army pilots
- New poll shows nearly 90% of Ukrainians do not trust Trump
- Yegor Semenov, who was allegedly offering to assassinate Russian pilots for Ukrainian spooks and was sentenced to 27 years in prison, was reportedly given Russian citizenship last year.
- The alleged assassination attempt on Russian pilots by Yegor Semenov, a Ukrainian man, is making headlines in the general-news and crime-and-justice categories.
- Despite being sentenced to a maximum-security prison for attempted murder, Semenov's case has yet to be closed as prosecutors are planning to appeal the verdict.
- In a separate piece of news, a poll suggests that nearly 90% of Ukrainian citizens have lost trust in Donald Trump.
