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Judge Sentences Lev Shlosberg to 11 Years in Prison for Anti
The Moscow Times • • world
Key Points:
- Lev Shlosberg, a veteran opposition politician and senior Yabloko member, was sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison for “discrediting” and spreading “fake news” about the Russian military under wartime censorship laws.
- The sentence combines near-maximum penalties with a prior conviction for violating Russia's “foreign agent” law, for which he was sentenced to community service.
- Shlosberg pleaded not guilty, claiming the charges were unlawful and that his posts and statements were made before wartime censorship laws were enacted or were misattributed.
- The trial featured procedural irregularities, including the judge refusing to question Shlosberg directly and appointing a state lawyer after his defense attorneys missed hearings.
- The sentencing coincides with Russia’s Supreme Court hearing an appeal by Yabloko against the cancellation of its federal candidate list for the upcoming State Duma elections.
