Russia jails opposition politician for 11 years for anti-war comments
Amnesty International said the case punishes his call for peace, as prosecutors sought 12 years and one month in prison.
- On Monday, a Pskov City Court judge sentenced Lev Shlosberg, Deputy Chair of Yabloko, to 11 years and one month in prison for "discrediting" and spreading "fake news" about the Russian military.
- Prosecutors charged Shlosberg under Article 280.3 and Article 207.3 for an online debate and a Telegram post sharing a Daily Mirror cover, which he argued predated Russia's wartime censorship laws.
- Throughout the trial, Shlosberg maintained his innocence, calling the proceedings a "political trial," while the judge refused to question him directly, instead reading transcripts from earlier sessions.
- The verdict follows an August 10 Supreme Court decision banning Yabloko, the only registered political party opposing the war, from next month's parliamentary elections amid heavy pressure from authorities.
- Amnesty International condemned the sentencing as a reprisal for anti-war expression, while Shlosberg warned that "cemeteries in our country" are growing rapidly, underscoring the conflict's mounting human toll.
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politician Lev Schlosberg of the Yabloko party, sentenced to 11 years in prison for demonstrating against the war
Russia’s prominent anti-war politician jailed for 11 years
MOSCOW - Russia’s prominent anti-war politician Lev Shlosberg has been sentenced to 11 years and one month in a penal colony for “discrediting” the country’s armed forces and “spreading false information” about them.
A Russian court sentenced opposition politician Lev Shlosberg, vice president of the Yabloko anti-war party, to 11 years in prison on Monday for his criticism of Russia's offensive in Ukraine. Last week, Yabloko, Russia's only anti-war party still operating in the country, was excluded from the September legislative elections. ... Continue reading "Russia condemns opposition leader to 11 years in prison for criticizing the war with Ukraine" The …
Russia Jails Kremlin Critic For 11 Years For Speaking Against Ukraine War
Shlosberg, 63, is Yabloko's deputy chairman and served in the regional legislature of Pskov from 2016-21. He stood trial on charges of "discrediting" and spreading "false information" about the Russian military.
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