A well known Russian singer was sentenced to five.5 years in jail for criticizing the Russian invasion of Ukraine – discovered him responsible of “publicly insulting the spiritual emotions of believers” and “restoring Nazism”
A Russian court docket in the present day sentenced Russian singer Eduard Charlotte to 5 and a half years in jail for criticizing the assault on Ukraine in movies posted on-line.
A court docket within the 26-year-old's hometown of Samara discovered him responsible of “publicly insulting the spiritual emotions of believers” and “restoring Nazism,” state information company Ria Novosti reported.
The singer, who’s standard with younger folks, launched a video clip in June 2023 through which he appeared to burn his Russian ID in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
🇷🇺 Russian singer Eduard Sharlot burned his passport, referred to as Ukrainians “brotherly Slavs,” and renounced Russian citizenship in protest of the Ukraine invasion. He obtained a 5.5-year penal colony sentence for “rehabilitating Nazism” and “insulting believers.” pic.twitter.com/BXUKKl4uoG
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In different video clips he was seen ripping off a ribbon with orange and black stripes within the form of a “Z”, the image of the Russian armed forces, or pinning to a cross the photograph of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who had supported the army operation.
After the beginning of the warfare, the younger singer left Russia to settle in Armenia, however later returned and was arrested in November 2023 upon arrival at St. Petersburg airport. Throughout the trial, he pleaded responsible and repented of his actions.
Because the starting of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, hundreds of Russians have been punished, threatened or imprisoned for his or her opposition to the warfare.
Trials for “terrorism”, “sabotage”, “treason” or “espionage” have additionally proliferated, and typically very heavy sentences are imposed.
Virtually all main opposition figures are in jail or overseas, whereas in February the opposition motion misplaced its main determine, Alexei Navalny, who died in jail below circumstances that haven’t but been clarified.
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