A Moscow court sentenced a blogger to prison for defaming the Russian military
Dmitry Ivanov speaks from inside the defendant’s compound as he attends a court hearing in Moscow on Tuesday. (Credit: Reuters)
A Moscow court sentenced Dmitry Ivanov, editor of the opposition Telegram channel MSU, to eight and a half years in prison for spreading false information about Russia’s military.
“According to the decision of the Tymiryachevsky district court of Moscow, Dmitry Ivanov was found guilty of a crime under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, part d, part 2, article 207. 3, and sentenced to 8 years and 6 years of imprisonment. For a period of 4 years electronic network sites and information and telecommunications, including the Internet Deprivation of the right to take administrative action and imprisonment for months in a penal colony under the general regime, a source quoted by RIA said.
According to the article on spreading lies about the Russian military based on political or other hatred, the expected sentence is between 5 and 10 years in prison.
According to RIA, Ivano was sentenced to 9 years in prison.
“You have to understand that Russia is not Putin. We did not vote for him, he did not ask us to start this war with our closest neighbor. I know that millions of people in Russia are against this criminal war. Many. We have friends and relatives in Ukraine and we feel their pain. ,” said Ivanov during the court session, “Today is a dark moment in our history, but a dark moment always precedes the dawn.”
Ivano’s lawyer Maria Esmond commented on the court’s decision in a video posted on the prison MSU Telegram channel created in support of Dmitry Ivano.
“A man has been sentenced to the same sentence for murder and other violent crimes for expressing a different opinion from the Ministry of Defense press release. This is a terrible reality we live with now,” he said. Eismont.
In another video posted on the Telegram channel, Ivanov’s mother, Elena Ivanova, expressed hope that her son would be released soon.
“One should not be jailed for faith. This judgment will undoubtedly be reversed. Sooner or later it will be reversed,” he added. .”
RIA Novosti said that the investigation found that a number of messages were published on the opposition MSU Telegram channel discussing crimes allegedly committed by the Russian armed forces, including the killing of Ukrainian civilians.
In March and April of last year, the opposition MSU Telegram channel actively broadcast statements by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and various Russian opposition figures condemning the war in Ukraine.
