The father of the girl who drew the anti-war drawing was sentenced to two years in prison

The Efremov interdistrict court of the Tula region sentenced Alexey Moskalev, the father of sixth-grader Masha, who drew an anti-war drawing, to two years in prison. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Vladimir Bilienko, who represents the man’s interests.

This is exactly how much the prosecutor during the debate. The court heard the case against the man in one day.

requested Moskalev was found guilty under the article on repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) due to several publications in Odnoklassniki. Moskalev himself was not present at the announcement of the verdict. Where he is is not known.

The defendant denies that he published the posts that became the reason for the persecution. According to him, the page was hacked several times, and the publications mentioned in the case were posted by attackers.

A criminal case against Moskalev at the end of December 2022. After a search and interrogation by the FSB, he and his daughter left Efremov. After some time, it became known that the police were looking for the man. On March 1, he was sent under house arrest the next day.

initiated , detained Moskalev's daughter Masha has been kept in a rehabilitation center for minors since March 1, where the schoolgirl communicates with her father and visitors. On March 28, the center staff allowed lawyer Bilienko inside and gave him drawings and a letter from Masha to her father. “Dad, you are my hero,” Masha wrote at the end of the letter.

did not give Alexey Moskalev’s “Memorial” to political prisoners.

admitted Mediazona , citing the court's press secretary, that Alexey Moskalev escaped at night. An “urgent meeting” is being held at the social rehabilitation center where Moskalev’s daughter Masha is staying, msk1.ru correspondent.

15:47 reports transmits They do not hold any “urgent meetings” - so to the SOTA publication in the juvenile center.

16:15 responded The Federal Penitentiary Service for the Tula region claims that Alexey Moskalev left the house at 04:41 in the morning, when he was under house arrest. According to the security forces, this was recorded by surveillance means.

16:40 Statement from the department, publication “Rise”: “At 8:00, an employee established the fact that Moskalev was absent from the place of execution of house arrest and immediately reported to the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Tula Region, then information that the accused Moskalev had escaped from the control of the criminal-executive inspection, was immediately sent to law enforcement agencies and the Efremovsky Interdistrict Court of the Tula Region. Efforts are being made to establish the whereabouts of the accused.”

quotes - In April 2022, Masha Moskaleva drew an anti-war drawing in an art lesson: Russian and Ukrainian flags with the words “No to war” and “Glory to Ukraine,” and a woman and a child with missiles flying from Russia. The school director, Larisa Trofimova, called the police because of this: the next day the girl was removed from classes and taken to the department together with her father and the guardianship service. A day later, FSB officers came to school to talk with Masha. OVD-Info about the persecution of the Moskalev family. told : Since February 24, 2022—the first day of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—residents of Russian cities have been going out to anti-war rallies every day and talking about the tragedy online. Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. Currently, more than 500 people are involved in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. guide