63-year-old Moscow resident Mikhail Simonov was sentenced to 7 years in prison, having been found guilty of spreading fake news about the Russian army. Sota reports . The prosecutor insisted on a seven-year term.
The reason for the accusation was two posts that the man published on the VKontakte social network. In particular, there were such statements: “Killing children and women, we sing songs on Channel One. We, Russia, have become atheists. Forgive us, Lord! and "Russian Pilots Bomb Children".
According to media reports , two women complained about these posts, who “accidentally” saw them on the social network.
According to the Network Freedoms project, Simonov lived and worked in Belarus for a long time. On November 9, the man arrived in Moscow, where he was detained. In March 2022, he was sent to a pre-trial detention center. In his last speech in court, the man said that the war in Ukraine was a big shock for him.