Russian authorities have sentenced singer Elizaveta Gyrdyamova… (певица · монеточка · иноагент)
Russian authorities have sentenced singer Elizaveta Gyrdyamova, known as Monetochka and designated an 'foreign agent,' to one year in prison for evading obligations as a foreign agent. The verdict was issued in absentia, as she is currently at large following her designation and prior administrative penalties.
Consensus
- Elizaveta Gyrdyamova (Monetochka) was convicted of evading obligations as a foreign agent.
- The court sentenced her to one year in prison, with the sentence issued in absentia.
- She is listed as a foreign agent by the Russian Ministry of Justice.
- Gyrdyamova continued publishing content on social media without required disclaimers despite prior administrative penalties.
- She has been under investigation and was placed under arrest in absentia since October 2024.
- The prosecution had requested a sentence of one year and ten months in prison.
Points of divergence
- Gyrdyamova was fined 50,000 rubles for violating foreign agent requirements in November of the previous year (2023). — kommersant
- The prosecution requested a sentence of one year and ten months in prison. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Singer Monetochka Sentenced to One Year in a Colony for Evading Foreign Agent Obligations — Коммерсантъ
- Prosecor requests one year and ten months of imprisonment for singer Monetochka — Вести
- Monetochka sentenced for avoiding obligations as a foreign agent: what sentence did she receive? — Вечерняя Москва