Shlosberg Sentenced to 11 Years for Anti-Military Posts
The Pskov court sentenced Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month of prison.
Consensus
- Lev Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years and 1 month in prison by the Pskov city court.
- The sentence was for disseminating false information about the Russian armed forces and discrediting the military.
- Shlosberg was recognized as a foreign agent by Russian authorities.
- He was previously convicted for failing to comply with foreign agent legislation and sentenced to 420 hours of community work.
- The court case involved two articles of the Russian Criminal Code: Article 280.3 and Article 207.3, part 2, point d.
- The trial took place in Pskov, and the verdict was announced on August 17.
- Shlosberg did not admit guilt and described the trial as political.
- The prosecution had requested 12 years and one month of imprisonment.
Points of divergence
- Shlosberg's final statement included a call for a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine and criticized the loss of life, stating that no political reorganization is worth such deaths. — tg_doxajournal
- Shlosberg spoke with his wife, Zhanna Shlosberg-Kozlova, from the defendant's booth during the trial. — tg_bbcrussian
- Shlosberg was a deputy chairman of the Pskov regional branch of Yabloko and was included in the Russian registry of terrorists and extremists. — vesti
- The case was based on a repost of a Daily Mirror cover in February 2022 and a video debate with historian Yuriy Pivovarov, both posted on Telegram and OK.ru. — interfax
Coverage (4 sources)
- Pskov politician and one of the leaders of the 'Yabloko' party Lev Shlossberg sentenced to 11 years and 1 month of prison for stat... — DOXA
- Photo of the day. 63-year-old politician Lev Shlossberg*, who today was sentenced to 11 years and one month in a colony for the charge... — BBC News Русская служба
- Pskov court sentenced Lev Shlossberg to 11 years and 1 month of prison — Вести
- Deputy of "Yabloko" Lev Shlossberg received 11 years and 1 month of prison — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Lev Shlosberg
- Russia
- Apple
- Moscow
- VS
- Pskov
- Pskov City Court
- INTERFAX.RU
- Interfax
- TASS
- Ukraine
- Armed Forces
- Pskov Court
- Zhenya Shlosberg-Kozlovich