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Interview with jailed Russian #opposition politician Ilya #Yashin - by Andrew Roth of the Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/04/ilya-yashin-kremlin-critic-speaks-out-from-russian-prison-putin-ukraine?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
“As long as #Putin retains power, #war, or at least the threat of war, will be permanent,” Yashin said in written answers. “This man has gone mad from unlimited power and #impunity, he has become a slave to his maniacal ambitions.”

RT @VoicesBelarus@twitter.com

Ilya #Yashin was sentenced to 8.5 years of imprisonment in the general regime colony - the court accused the #Russian opposition politician of "spreading fakes" about Russian army in youtube stream, where we spoke about murders of civilians in #Bucha
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🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/VoicesBelarus/status/1601275836971487233

by discussing #evidence of #atrocities carried out by #Russian #troops in #Ukraine (on his YouTube channel). In a post on social media, Ilya #Yashin called the #verdict #hysterical, saying Russia's government was only showing its weakness, by attempting to #intimidate people into silence.

One of #Russia's leading #opposition politicians has given a #defiant response to being given an 8.5 year #prison #sentence by a #Moscow #court for comments related to the war in #Ukraine. From behind a screen in court, Ilya #Yashin flashed a victory sign and laughed. He'd been found guilty of spreading what the Russian authorities claim is fake information,

One of #Russia's most prominent #opposition politicians has been sentenced to eight and a half years #imprisonment. Ilya #Yashin was found guilty of spreading what the authorities claim is false information about the war in Ukraine. He had used his YouTube channel to discuss #evidence of #atrocities committed by #Russian #troops in #Bucha, #Ukraine. In his court statement he said Vladimir #Putin was responsible for the #slaughter in Ukraine.

Ruský prokurátor žádá pro opozičního politika Ilju Jašina devět let vězení za to, že si dovolil veřejně - prostřednictvím vysílání na YouTube - mluvit o zločinech páchaných ruskými vojáky na Ukrajině, konkrétně o zabíjení civilistů v Buči (o čemž tou dobou mluvil prakticky celý svobodný svět). Tím se měl dopustit šíření "falešných zpráv o ruské armádě". A co ruský prokurátor žádá, to zpravidla dostane.
#Russia #Yashin #Ukraine #Bucha
https://zona.media/online/2022/12/05/yashin

something he denies, calling it political #persecution. Mr #Yashin has spoken out against #murders of civilians by #Russian troops in the #Ukrainian town of #Bucha -- for which there's extensive evidence. He described himself in court as a Russian patriot.

A #court in #Russia has extended the detention of an #opposition politician, Ilya #Yashin, ahead of his #trial under draconian legislation designed to crack down on #critics of President #Putin's war in #Ukraine. He can now be held till May next year, although his trial is due to start by the end of this month. Prosecutors accuse him of spreading fake information --