Rough justice: Ukraine rebels lay down law in illegal state A Russian citizen who favours the death penalty, Eduard Yakubovsky is trying to become the new face of justice in rebel-head east Ukraine. Appointed president of the "Supreme Court" in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic late September, the burly ex-investigator from Moscow says he's now busy vetting judges as he attempts to set up a legal system in this illegal state. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES