Depo reports. Kharkov, this is stated in the decision of the Appeal Court of the Kharkiv region on June 29.

The court considered the appeal of the defendant against the verdict of the Izyumsky district court of Kharkiv region on September 1, 2016, according to which the man was found guilty of the attempted sabotage. 2 items. 15th century. 113 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

According to the verdict of the court of first instance, the man on April 4, 2016 at 20:30, laid down two explosive devices on tracks No. 21 and No. 23 of the railway station "Izyum", the regional branch "Southern Railway" for detonation, to exclude the possibility of unloading military equipment, Which arrives at the specified railway station and further follows in the area of ??the ATU.

The criminal actions of the man were not brought to an end due to circumstances that did not depend on his will - the accused was detained by the SBU.

In the appeal, the defendant requested the court's verdict to be canceled and a new trial ordered in the court of first instance. According to the man, the court did not take into account the fact that he did not have the intent to commit a criminal offense, because he knew in advance that he was laying a dummy of an explosive device. The man stressed that he considered laying a dummy of an explosive device, a role in rehearsing a television story.

The court also does not take into account that he committed the specified actions in a state of alcoholic intoxication, and, therefore, could not seriously realize what exactly actions he was committing.

After examining the evidence in the case and the verdict of the court of first instance, the panel of judges decided to leave the appellate complaint without satisfaction, and the verdict of the Izyumsky district court of the Kharkov region dated September 1, 2016, without changes.