Blogger Remeslo's case closed, he declared mentally competent
The investigation into blogger Ilya Remeslo's case has concluded, and he has been declared mentally competent by a psychiatric evaluation. He remains in custody following a court's decision to uphold his arrest on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military.
Consensus
- The investigation into Ilya Remeslo's case has been completed.
- Remeslo has been declared mentally competent by the Serbsky Institute psychiatric evaluation.
- Remeslo was arrested in July 2026 and held in pre-trial detention.
- The Moscow City Court upheld the arrest, rejecting an appeal.
- Remeslo was previously hospitalized in a psychiatric facility for 30 days after publishing critical posts about Putin in March 2026.
- The case is based on allegations of spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces.
- Remeslo's defense team is currently reviewing the case materials.
Points of divergence
- Remeslo published a manifesto exactly four months before the investigation concluded, which was cited as the basis for the case. — meduza
- The court set a two-month arrest term for Remeslo. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- Remeslo was hospitalized in the Skvortsov-Stepanov Psychiatric Hospital No. 3, in the first psychotic episode department. — fontanka
- Remeslo stated during the court hearing that 'Russia will be free,' repeating a phrase associated with Alexei Navalny. — tg_dwglavnoe
- Remeslo received 8 million rubles annually from structures linked to Konstantin Kostin, former head of Ksenia Sobchak's internal policy unit. — mediazona
- Remeslo demanded that Putin be removed from office and prosecuted as a 'war criminal and thief.' — meduza
- Remeslo was released on April 17, 2026, after a 30-day hospitalization. — fontanka
Coverage (20 sources)
- Ilya Remeslo's lawyer reported on the completion of the investigation into the blogger's case — Медиазона
- Psychiatric examination deemed blogger Ilya Remeslo sane — РИАМО
- Z-blogger Remeslo recognized as sane. Previously in court he declared that 'Russia will be free' — DW Главное
- Court in Moscow arrested blogger Ilya Remeslo on case of 'fake news' about the army — Говорит НеМосква
- Pro-government blogger Ilya Remeslo, who spoke out against Putin, has been declared sane. Yesterday at the court hearing for extending his arrest he stated: 'Russia will be free' — Meduza
- Blogger Ilya Remeslo not released from pretrial detention in case of military 'fake news'. At the hearing he declared that 'Russia will be free' — Дождь (Telegram)
- Lawyer: Expertise deemed Remeslo sane — Фонтанка
- Investigation into blogger Ilya Remeslo's criminal case concluded — Вести
- Moscow City Court left blogger Ilya Remeslo in pretrial detention on August 26, accused of spreading so-called fake news... — Радио Свобода
- Court did not release Ilya Remeslo from custody in the case of fake news about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation — РИАМО
- Moscow City Court Ruled Arrest of Ilya Remeslo Legal — Фонтанка
- «Russia will be free». Accused of «fake news» about the army Z-blogger Remeslo spoke the slogan of the Russian opposition during... — The Moscow Times
- Blogger Ilya Remeslo, accused of spreading fake news about the Russian army, was left in pretrial detention — Коммерсантъ
- Whistleblower blogger Ilya Remeslo left in pretrial detention. "Russia will be free," he replied — Новая газета Европа
- Blogger Ilya Remeslo left under arrest on case of 'fake news' — ЭХО / Новости
- Court approved blogger Ilya Remeslo's arrest in case of military 'fake' charges — SOTAvision
- Blogger Ilya Remeslo not released from pretrial detention in case of military 'fake news' — Дождь
- Blogger Ilya Remeslo not released from pretrial detention in case of military 'fake news'. At the hearing he declared that 'Russia will be free' — Дождь (Telegram)
- Court kept pro-government blogger Ilya Remeslo in pretrial detention on 'fake news' case — Север.Реалии
- Moscow City Court approved blogger-in-snitch Ilya Remeslo's arrest on case about military 'fake news'; hearing held in closed session — Медиазона
Key entities
- Ilya Reshmetov
- Russia
- Pre-trial detention center
- Moscow City Court
- Moscow
- Moscow City Court
- Z-blogger
- VS
- Basmanny Court
- Basmanny District Court
- Sergey Badamshin
- Mediasphere
- Caution, News
- Vladimir Putin
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