For fighting on Ukraine’s side, Russia has sentenced one of the leaders of “Strong Georgia,” Aleko Elisashvili, to six years in prison in absentia.

This was stated in a report by Russia’s Investigative Committee.

According to the Investigative Committee, the court deemed the evidence collected by the Committee sufficient to deliver a verdict against Georgian citizen Aleko Elisashvili. He was convicted in absentia of violating Part 3 of Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which concerns participation as a mercenary in an armed conflict.

The Russian court sentenced Elisashvili to six years in prison “to be served in a high-security penal colony.”

It is known that earlier, Russia had placed Elisashvili on the international wanted list.