“I have no regrets.” Memorial co‑chair Oleg Orlov’s final statement to the court in “descrediting the army” case
Oleg Orlov. Photo: Alexandra Astakhova / Mediazona Moscow’s Golovinsky Court has levied a fine of 150,000 rubles (around $1,500) on Oleg Orlov, the co-chair of Memorial, the Russian human rights organisation co-awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Orlov was accused of “discrediting” the Russian army, stemming from a Facebook post (“They wanted fascism. They got it”) and two pickets protesting the invasion of Ukraine. This is Orlov’s final statement to the court in full.