US EditionUkraine Sentences Exiled Zelensky Critic to 15 Years in Jail - Daily Telegraph NZ
- A Ukrainian court sentenced Spain-based journalist Anatoly Shariy to 15 years in prison on treason charges in absentia on Tuesday.
- The Security Service of Ukraine initiated the case based on a video Shariy posted in May 2022, which featured an edited interview of a captured Ukrainian soldier accusing military commanders of leaving their troops behind.
- Shariy, who initially supported Zelensky in 2019 but became a vocal critic, has over 3.3 million YouTube followers and was accused of advising Russian forces on filming interviews.
- The SBU highlighted that the court uniquely ordered confiscation of Shariy's YouTube channel, while Shariy called the trial a sham denying him a fair defense as his legal team was ignored.
- The sentencing reflects ongoing legal actions against critics under Zelensky, aligning with sanctions and detentions of other opposition figures and independent media critics.
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Pro-Kremlin propagandist and blogger Anatoly Sharia was sentenced in absentia in Ukraine to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. Now Sharia lives in Spain.
Ukraine sentences exiled Zelensky critic to 15 years in jail - Daily Telegraph NZ
Anatoly Shariy. © Wikipedia. Journalist Anatoly Shariy has denounced the verdict as a political vendetta from Kiev. A Ukrainian court on Tuesday sentenced Spain-based journalist Anatoly Shariy, a vocal critic of Vladimir Zelensky, to 15 years in prison in absentia on treason charges. Shariy dismissed the verdict as a sham trial driven by political motives and executed by a judiciary loyal to Kiev. Shariy, who was granted political asylum in the …
According to the materials of the case, since the beginning of a full-scale war Sharia was involved in the implementation of information sabotage by the FSB
In absentia, the Vinnic City Court sentenced Ukrainian blogger Anatoly Shariy to 15 years ' imprisonment on charges of treason, and the sentence will run from the time of his detention.
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