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- Sergei Mingazov, a journalist for nan Russian version of Forbes magazine, has been detained successful Khabarovsk connected charges of spreading mendacious accusation astir nan Russian military.
- Mingazov's societal media posts astir nan Ukrainian metropolis of Bucha led to his detention.
- He faces 10 years successful situation if convicted of spreading mendacious information.
A journalist for nan Russian edition of Forbes mag has been detained connected charges of spreading mendacious accusation astir nan Russian military, his lawyer said Friday.
Sergei Mingazov is being held successful nan Far Eastern metropolis of Khabarovsk, lawyer Konstantin Bubon said connected Facebook.
He said that Mingazov was detained because of societal media posts he made astir nan Ukrainian metropolis of Bucha, wherever much than 400 bodies of civilians were found, galore base signs of torture, aft Russian forces pulled retired successful April 2022.
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Mingazov will look in court connected Saturday connected nan complaint of spreading mendacious information, which could nonstop him to situation for 10 years if convicted.
Photographer Santi Palacios won nan 3rd Prize successful 'Story News' class pinch this "The Bucha Massacre" photograph taken successful Bucha, Ukraine. A journalist for nan Russian version of Forbes mag has been detained for his societal media commentary connected nan city, wherever complete 400 civilian bodies, galore showing signs of torture, were discovered pursuing nan withdrawal of Russian forces successful April 2022. (Santi Palacios/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Russia cracked down severely connected disapproval of nan warfare soon aft launching a full-scale penetration of Ukraine successful February 2022, passing laws that criminalize allegedly mendacious accusation astir nan subject aliases statements seen arsenic discrediting nan military.
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Journalists, guidance figures and regular citizens person been swept up successful nan crackdown, galore of them sentenced to agelong situation terms. The longest to beryllium imposed was against salient activistic Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was sentenced to 25 years.
