A BRITISH PoW is suing the Russian state in a landmark legal case after he was starved, beaten and electrocuted by enemy troops.
Ex-soldier is set to take his case to the in London after he was tortured at a black site in 2022.
Shaun Pinner is suing the Russian state in a landmark legal case after he was starved, beaten and electrocuted by enemy troops Credit: Ian Whittaker
Brave Shaun is set to take his case to the High Court in London after he was tortured at a black site in 2022 Credit: Ian Whittaker – News Group Newspapers Ltd
Brave , a former soldier with the Royal Anglian Regiment, has already been awarded £250,000 in damages by a court in .
He now hopes to have the judgement recognised internationally and the payout enforced by judges in the UK.
commercial assets in the capital have already been identified to settle the payout if wins his battle.
Court papers – titled Shaun Pinner vs The Russian Federation – are due to be lodged shortly, sources said.
Heroic told The Sun: “This is to right a wrong, not just for me but for all those who have suffered at the hands of Russia.
“Vladimir Putin ignored the ruling in Kyiv and refuses to pay a single penny – so we’re going after him in London.
“If we win, it will set a legal precedent that would allow Ukrainians to seek redress and compensation for physical and mental torture.
“It would effectively open the floodgates for compensation into the billions.
“This won’t replace people or property. Some people have lost both.
“But financial compensation would enable those left behind to rebuild their shattered lives.”
He added: “It’s not just about me but for others who have been tortured as PoWs and for those like British aid worker Paul Urey who died at their hands.”
was captured by enemy troops following the fall of in April 2022.
Shaun, a former soldier with the Royal Anglian Regiment, has already been awarded £250,000 in damages by a court in Kyiv Credit: Ian Whittaker – News Group Newspapers Ltd
Heroic Shaun told The Sun: ‘This is to right a wrong, not just for me but for all those who have suffered at the hands of Russia’ Credit: Ian Whittaker – News Group Newspapers Ltd
He was hooded and then transported to a secret prison in the .
His laughing guards stabbed him, fried him with a cattle prod and told him to prepare for death.
On one particularly harrowing occasion, his torturers threatened to “slit my throat and send a video of the killing to my mum”.
He and other Brits, including , were paraded in front of the cameras and sentenced to death by a puppet court in occupied eastern .
They were eventually freed in September 2022 as part of a prisoner swap brokered by the former Chelsea owner and Russian oligarch, .
Shaun, who was awarded the Order of Courage by , went on to tell his extraordinary story in his book, ‘Live. Fight. Survive.’
He wrote of his flight to freedom: “There was yelling and cheering. I felt overwhelmed with relief.
“I folded over in my chair, my head in my hands, and wept.
“I dreamed of England. Bloody hell: Steak and chips. Slowly, the plane taxied down the runway and climbed into the sky.
“We were on our way. Every snippet of good news brought a flood of tears.
“After all the pain, suffering and violence, I couldn’t believe that something nice was happening to me – every act of kindness felt otherworldly.
“I went to the toilet and when I came back I caught the eye of the Important Man. ‘I’ve got to get this off my chest,’ I said, nervously.
“And I’m sure you must get this all the time, but . . . you really look like Roman Abramovich.
“The Important Man laughed, ‘Well, that’s because I am Roman Abramovich’.
“There was more laughter.”
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