Kremlin pursues more cases against critics of Ukraine war

Russian authorities have actually opened a criminal case against a popular opposition activist for presumably spreading out “incorrect info” about the nations armed forcesByThe Associated PressApril 22, 2022, 5:34 PM – 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleRussian authorities have opened a criminal case versus popular opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. for allegedly spreading “incorrect info” about the countrys armed forces, his attorney stated Friday.Russian media reported that comparable charges were being drawn up against outspoken tech executive Ilya Krasilshchik, the former publisher of Russias top independent news website, Meduza. Legal representative Vadim Prokhorov informed reporters that the false details case versus Kara-Murza pointed out a March 15 speech to the Arizona House of Representatives as the basis for the latest charges.In March and early April, the activist made a series of public addresses in which he denounced Russias actions in Ukraine. A hearing on the petition was arranged for Friday afternoon, Prokhorov said on Facebook.Krasilshchik, the tech executive who left Russia in early March, told Meduza that he had found out about the case versus him from news reports, which by Friday night remained unconfirmed.

Russian authorities have opened a criminal case versus a prominent opposition activist for apparently spreading “incorrect details” about the nations armed forcesByThe Associated PressApril 22, 2022, 5:34 PM – 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleRussian authorities have actually opened a criminal case versus prominent opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. for supposedly spreading “false information” about the countrys armed forces, his lawyer said Friday.Russian media reported that similar charges were being drawn up against outspoken tech executive Ilya Krasilshchik, the former publisher of Russias top independent news site, Meduza. Lawyer Vadim Prokhorov informed reporters that the incorrect information case versus Kara-Murza mentioned a March 15 speech to the Arizona House of Representatives as the basis for the newest charges.In March and early April, the activist made a series of public addresses in which he knocked Russias actions in Ukraine. A hearing on the petition was arranged for Friday afternoon, Prokhorov said on Facebook.Krasilshchik, the tech executive who left Russia in early March, told Meduza that he had actually found out about the case versus him from news reports, which by Friday night stayed unconfirmed.