The son of a St. Petersburg amateur archaeologist
The son of a St. Petersburg amateur archaeologist, who is serving a five-year sentence for military 'fake news,' was sentenced to seven years for posts in an anti-war chat.
Consensus
- Dmitry Belousov was sentenced to seven years in prison by a military court.
- The charges against Dmitry Belousov were related to messages posted in an antiwar chat.
- His father, Oleg Belousov, was previously sentenced to five years in prison for similar content.
- Oleg Belousov's conviction was based on three comments made in the VKontakte group 'Piterские kопатели'.
- The messages cited from Oleg Belousov included statements calling Putin a traitor and a war criminal, questioning who started killings, and suggesting that Russian-speaking cities like Kharkiv and Mariupol could be destroyed.
- Dmitry Belousov's messages were sent to the chat 'Net voine' (No War).
- The chat 'Net voine' is linked to the project 'Media Partizany | No War'.
Points of divergence
- According to 'Bumaga', Dmitry Belousov's messages in the 'No War' chat included photos from a pro-Ukrainian rally held at the parliament building in Chișinău, Moldova. — tvrain
- RusNews reported that the military court's decision to sentence Dmitry Belousov to seven years was communicated by RusNews. The source also notes that the 'No War' chat is associated with the project 'Media Partizany | No War', and that, according to law enforcement, Dmitry Belousov was its administrator. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (2 sources)
- Son of a St. Petersburg amateur archaeologist, serving a five-year sentence for military 'fake news', sentenced to seven years for messages in an anti-war chat — Дождь
- Son of amateur St. Petersburg archaeologist sentenced to seven years for military 'fake news' — Дождь (Telegram)