Lev Shlosberg Sentenced to 11 Years for Military Discreditation
Judge prevented Lev Shlosberg from making his final statement. Media Zone publishes a slightly abbreviated version of Lev Shlosberg's speech at the Pskov City Court.
Consensus
- Lev Shlosberg was sentenced by the Pskov City Court for repeated discrediting of the Russian military and spreading 'fake news'.
- The charges were linked to his participation in YouTube debates on the 'Live Nail' channel advocating for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
- Shlosberg reposted a cover of the British newspaper Daily Mirror from February 25, 2022, showing a bloodied woman, Vladimir Putin, and the caption 'Her blood... His hands'.
- The presiding judge was Viktoriya Malyamova.
- Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years in a general regime colony.
- The court did not allow Shlosberg to fully deliver his final statement, interrupting him multiple times.
- Three defense lawyers did not attend the trial, and one arrived late and was given 15 minutes to prepare.
- Shlosberg was transferred to pre-trial detention (SIZO) in December 2025.
- Shlosberg had previously been sentenced for failing to fulfill obligations as a foreign agent, receiving 420 hours of compulsory work.
- Shlosberg was added to the list of terrorists and extremists.
Points of divergence
- The prosecutor, Anna Goryacheva, demanded a 12-year sentence. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The court requested a 12-year and one-month sentence. — tvrain
- Shlosberg stated that the right to defense was completely destroyed and that the process violated the Constitution, Criminal Code, and Criminal Procedure Code. — tg_tvrain
- The courtroom reacted to the verdict with cries of 'Shame!' — tg_echoonline_news
- The judge repeatedly interrupted Shlosberg during his final statement, telling him 'about rights and freedoms — in another place' and dismissing his remarks on peace negotiations as uninteresting. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The judge did not conduct a hearing of the defendant, despite the absence of defense lawyers. — tvrain
Coverage (4 sources)
- The hall of the Pskov city court greeted the verdict against Lev Shlosberg with cries of 'Shame!' — ЭХО / Новости
- «On rights and freedoms — elsewhere». Judge prevented politician Lev Shlosberg from speaking his final word — Говорит НеМосква
- «In this court process the right to fully destroy has been eliminated»: Lev Shlossberg — on refusal to participate in the closing arguments of the politician in the courtroom leads «Mediazona». «In this court process the right to fully eliminate has been destroyed, grossly violated the norm of the Constitution… — Дождь (Telegram)
- «In this court process the right to fully destroy has been eliminated»: Lev Shlossberg — on refusal to participate in closing arguments — Дождь
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