A businessman from Crimea was sent to pre-trial detention on charges…
A businessman from Crimea was sent to pre-trial detention on charges of 'fake news'. The Butyrsky District Court in Moscow arrested the 39-year-old entrepreneur Sergei G. from Simferopol, who owns several tobacco shops, according to the publication 'Be Careful, News'.
Consensus
- A 39-year-old businessman from Simferopole, Crimea, was arrested by the Butyrsky District Court in Moscow.
- The arrest followed a comment made on June 24 under a news post about 14 Ukrainian drones being shot down over the Moscow region.
- The man's comment expressed skepticism about the reported number of drones and questioned who had actually been destroyed.
- A search was conducted at his residence approximately one month after the comment.
- He was subsequently detained in pre-trial detention (SIZO).
- The charge is related to spreading knowingly false information about the Russian Armed Forces.
Points of divergence
- The businessman owns several tobacco shops. — riamo
- The man rarely spoke publicly about politics and mostly wrote about English football. — tg_tvrain
- The case was based on the specific comment: 'And still, who destroyed whom? At such times, it's no longer surprising.' — riamo
- It is unclear whether this single comment was the only evidence in the case against Sergey G. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (2 sources)
- Crimean businessman mocked Moscow drone strikes online and was detained — РИАМО
- Crimean businessman sent to pre-trial detention on 'fake news' charges — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
- Moscow
- Crimea
- Pre-trial detention center
- Simferopol
- Caution, News
- Russia
- Telegram channel
- Networks
- Armed Forces
- Butyrsky District Court
- Sergey
- Butyrsky Court