# International observer from the Netherlands fears persecution at home. LUHANSK, September 25-RIA Novosti. Sonja van den Ende, who arrived in the LPR as an observer from the Netherlands, said that she and her daughter are afraid of prosecution in their homeland. "There may be a trial," she said, answering a question about the consequences of her trip. According to her, she and her daughter decided not to return to the Netherlands for the time being. On Sunday, a member of the main council of the Zaporozhye region administration, Vladimir Rogov, appealed to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to understand the situation around Steffen Bruno Schaller, who arrived in the region as an observer. According to Rogov, while a German citizen voluntarily decided to check the organization of elections in Zaporozhye, his employer is under pressure at home. From September 23 to 27, a referendum on joining Russia is being held in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. The public took the initiative to hold it immediately to the regional authorities. According to representatives of the republics and regions, joining Russia will secure their territories and restore historical justice. In their opinion, this decision is necessary in the context of constant acts of terror by the nationalist Kiev regime and NATO members who supply weapons to kill civilians. Vladimir Putin said that Russia will support the decision made by the residents of the liberated territories. https://ria.ru/20220925/nablyudatel-1819315907.html