A military court in Moscow sentenced blogger Roman Ushakov on June 29 to eight years in prison over his comments on Telegram on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ushakov was found guilty of distributing "false" news about Russia armed forces, rehabilitation of Nazism, and inciting hatred. The court also barred him from administering websites for three years. Ushakov, who was arrested in December, said earlier he was tortured with electric shock during interrogations. In his last testimony at the trial Ushakov said he repents for what he did and asked the court to hand him a lenient sentence, promising "to stay away from the Internet from now on." To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russian Blogger Gets Eight Years In Prison For Online Comments On War In Ukraine
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