The author of the telegram channel “Real Crime” Ruslan Ushakov has had his term of detention in a pre-trial detention center extended

The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow extended the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center until June 7 for the administrator of the telegram channel “Real Crime” Ruslan Ushakov. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Leysan Mannapova, who represents his interests.

The man is being prosecuted under four criminal articles - distributing “fakes” about the Russian army (clause “e” of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code), rehabilitation of Nazism (Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code), justification of terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) and incitement to hatred or hostility (clause “a”, part 2, article 282 of the Criminal Code). All this is due to messages in the chat of the Real Crime telegram channel. They, in particular, talked about the shelling of Mariupol and the killings of civilians in Ukraine, and also contained calls for violence against Vladimir Putin.

It was previously reported that the man died on December 14, 2022.

detained The 2nd Western District Military Court extended the arrest of Ruslan Ushakov for almost six months - until November 22. Lawyer Yulia Kuznetsova, who collaborates with OVD-Info, is working on the case.

June 1 The hearing was held in open mode, but the court refused to allow the press to take photos and videos, SOTAvision. The judge did not find convincing arguments in the defense's motion, which asked for the trial to be made public.

The Military Court of Appeal transfers without change the decision to extend Ruslan Ushakov’s period of detention in custody.

June 30 Left on - 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. At the moment, more than 550 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. infographics