Russian court jails Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine
AP — A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and one month in prison in the latest crackdown leading up to next month’s parliamentary election. The verdict against Lev Shlosberg, a senior member of the Yabloko party, was another … The post Russian court jails Kremlin critic for 11 years for…
A Russian court sentenced prominent opposition politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in prison on Monday for criticizing the war in Ukraine, the latest crackdown ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election. Yabloko, the only official political party openly opposing the conflict, was barred from the Sept. 18-20 parliamentary vote by Russia's Supreme Court.
Shlosberg, 63, was convicted of "discrediting" and spreading "false information" about the Russian military, stemming from a debate where he called for ending the war and posted a graphic image on his Telegram channel. The verdict marks the second trial for Shlosberg in the past two years and his designation as a "foreign agent," which brings increased government scrutiny.
Yabloko called the sentence "barbaric" and plans to appeal, while Amnesty International denounced the verdict as a retaliation for exercising the right to freedom of expression.
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