Former Rebel Leader Strelkov convicted in closed-door trial for extremism and sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison

The trial took place behind closed doors, although Strelkov himself and his lawyers requested that journalists and other interested parties be allowed to watch it.

The prosecutor had requested four years and 11 months in prison for Strelkov.

The maximum sentence for the charges against Strelkov was five years in prison.

The case against Strelkov was initiated in connection with two posts on the Telegram platform, in which the Federal Security Service (FSB) saw calls for extremism. Strelkov denies his guilt.

Strelkov was convicted in The Hague in the case of the downing of the Malaysian airliner in Donbass. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia.

Strelkov actively supported Russia’s war against Ukraine, but also criticized the army and the state leadership for. in his opinion, insufficiently aggressive warfare.

He was detained on July 21 last year.

2024-01-25 13:03:55
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