http://af.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idAFBRE89416720121005
A protesting student...who fried 2 eggs over the eternal flame of Kyiv's...WW2...Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...was given a 3-year suspended sentence by the court.
Hanna Sinkova, 21...was found guilty of desecration.
She says she was trying to draw attention to the plight of impoverished war veterans.
She says she will appeal the ruling.
Prosecutors say they will also challenge the suspension.
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