In the Russian Federation, a criminal case about military “fakes” was initiated against the politician Shlosberg

In Russia, a new criminal case was initiated against Lev Shlosberg, the deputy chairman of the Yabluko party – about military “fakes”. As reported in the press service of the party, the reason was a repost of a publication in the Telegram channel, made in February 2022. The content of the message is not specified.

On December 8, the maximum six-month term of house arrest for the politician in the case of “discrediting” the Russian army was due to expire. Shlosberg has pleaded not guilty. The hearing on the selection of a preventive measure in the new case is scheduled for December 5 in the Pskov City Court.

Earlier, two criminal cases were initiated against Shlosberg. On November 5, the court in Pskov sentenced him to 420 hours of compulsory labor in the case of failure to fulfill the duties of a “foreign agent”. The second case – about the repeated “discrediting” of the army – was related to the publication of a recording of a debate on the Odnoklassniki social network, where the politician called for an early ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.