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2023-08-24 13:01:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 836AEB0CBC157DDD21962A6D89462AF53E830B6569284274CA3CF895EC0645BF
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Original Note:
There is no legal basis to call Aiden Aslin a mercenary. A mercenary is not a member of the armed forces of a party to a conflict. Aslin was a regular soldier of the Ukrainian army, and Ukrainian citizen. Therefore, as he is not a mercenary. https://www.ibanet.org/IBA-and-IBAHRI-strongly-condemn-the-illegal-trial-and-sentencing-to-death-of-Aiden-Aslin-Shaun-Pinner-and-Brahim-Saaudun https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/ihl/INTRO/470 https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/04/23/youtube-reviewing-video-of-ukraine-war-prisoner-aiden-aslin-amid-claim-it-breaks-geneva-co https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/who-aiden-aslin-soldier-nottingham-7188832.amp
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