9 hours Ago By Matthew Knott
Australia is advocating for Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins after he was reportedly charged with fighting in defence of Ukraine against Vladimir Putin’s invasion. The UK’s Telegraph newspaper reported that Russian puppet authorities in eastern Ukraine had declared on Friday that Jenkins, a former school teacher whose capture was revealed in December, would be tried for his alleged role with Ukrainian forces. Oscar Jenkins as pictured in a video released by his captors.
Credit: YouTube “The Prosecutor’s Office of the Luhansk People’s Republic approved the indictment in the criminal case against 33-year-old citizen of the Commonwealth of Australia Oscar Charles Augustus Jenkins,” the authorities said in a statement. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government would keep advocating for Jenkins. “We’ll continue to make representations to the reprehensible regime of Vladimir Putin on behalf of Mr Jenkins,” Albanese said on Saturday.
“We will stand up and use whatever avenues we have at our disposal to continue to make those representations.” More to come. Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis.
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