Russia charged children’s hospice founder Lida Moniava with spreading ‘fake news’ about the military over an anti-war post. Investigators now say she committed no crime.
The felony case against Lida Moniava, founder of the Lighthouse Charity Foundation hospice, has been abandoned after officials determined that her actions do not constitute a crime.
Lida Moniava, the founder of the Lighthouse Charity Foundation children's hospice, faced charges of spreading "fake news" about the Russian military on an anti-war post, according to prosecutors. The case against her was abandoned following an investigation that concluded her actions did not constitute a crime. Moniava was detained on September 2, 2023, and a court imposed pretrial restrictions on her activities shortly after.
The charges stemmed from a post on her Telegram channel in February 2023. The Kremlin's war against Ukraine is deemed a criminal offense in Russia, and holding individuals accountable for stating the facts is considered a violation.
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