Maxim Kruglov

politician

Maxim Kryglov, a former deputy of the Moscow City Duma and former vice-chairman of the Russian opposition party 'Yabloko', was convicted in June 2022 by the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow. He was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces during the special military operation in Ukraine, based on two Telegram posts from 2022. The case has been appealed, with the prosecution requesting a retrial and a new judicial panel. Kryglov has been included in Russia's registry of terrorists and extremists by Rosfinmonitori…

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