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The author of “Protest MSU” Dmitry Ivanov was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison because of posts on a telegram
The Timiryazevsky District Court of Moscow sentenced Dmitry Ivanov, the author of the telegram channel “Protest MGU,” who was persecuted because of posts about Russian attacks in Ukraine, to eight years and six months in prison. The telegram channel “Prison Moscow State University” is about this.
reports Ivanov's interests are represented in court by lawyer Maria Eismont, who collaborates with OVD-Info.
The activist was found guilty in the case of “fakes” about the Russian army based on hatred or enmity (clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The prosecution gave him nine years in prison.
requested 23-year-old Ivanov to be sent to a pre-trial detention center in June 2022. The reason for initiating the case was publications in the telegram channel “Protest MSU”: they talk about Russian attacks on and on cities in Ukraine, about the losses of Russian aviation in the war and tragedies in and, and there is also a post where the “special operation” is called war .
detained and sent to Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant *Buche *Irpene Among the evidence of the activist’s guilt collected by the investigation, there is a statement from an associate professor at Moscow State University: according to her, Ivanov “defends all the political scum of society.”
After the court hearing on January 18, Ivanov reported being beaten by a guard. According to the support channel, the guard hit Ivanov multiple times with a baton on the head and ribs, tightened the handcuffs tightly and threatened to rape him. The Investigative Committee is checking what happened.
told by the newscaster The news has been corrected. We previously reported that Ivanov was sentenced to eight years and three months in prison, but this information was not confirmed. Added information about the testimony of an associate professor at Moscow State University. - At the moment, more than 450 people are involved in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. guide - Article 207.3 to the Criminal Code in March 2022 - this is how the authorities responded to anti-war protests and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that did not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under this article is 15 years in prison.