A Muscovite who participated in a social survey of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was sentenced to five years of forced labor for disseminating “fake news”

Addition to previous report.

The court sentenced Yuri Kokhovets, who spoke negatively about the “special operation” in a street interview in 2022, to five years of forced labor for "fake news". The man was also banned from administering websites for four years.

Previously, the prosecutor's office requested 5.5 years in prison for Kokhovets.

His lawyer considers it "a victory in this situation” (after changes it can now be up to 10 years). The accused pleaded partially guilty, disagreeing with the point on political hatred and alleged that in a conversation with journalists he expressed his opinion, using his constitutional right to freedom of speech.

“I asked to acquit Yuri Kokhovets for lack of evidence of a crime, but we are satisfied with the verdict. We will not appeal it, because we know the judicial practice.”

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@freerussia_report