Sentencing in Ukrainian legal system?
Hello,
Bit over a year ago in 25 there was an accident in Ukraine where a car had stopped due to mechanical problem and the driver got out and was on the road, and they got hit by a van driven by a foreign aid volunteer Roope Mustonen and sadly the man was killed. Alcohol was not involved and all parties agree that there was no intent to harm.
They are still jailed (over a year now) for the ongoing court case, and the preliminary sentencing was
-six years in prison
-20 000€ for the widow
-470€ each month for each of 2 orphaned children untill they are 18
The punitive(?) damages awarded seem heavy to me and the prison sentence seems extreme for what was an accident, even if death was the outcome and even if some degree of neglicence was the cause of the accident.
Is this sentencing for a fatal traffic accident usual in Ukraine?