Self-exiled Russian journalist Dmitry Kolezev said on June 5 that investigators had requested a Moscow court issue an arrest warrant for him on a charge of "distributing of false information about the Russian military motivated by political hatred." The charge stems from Kolezev's 2022 online articles about atrocities allegedly committed by occupying Russian armed forces against civilians in Ukraine. If convicted, Kolezev faces up to 10 years in prison. Several self-exiled Russian journalists and public figures have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in absentia since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Investigators Request Arrest Warrant For Self-Exiled Russian Journalist
The charge stems from Russian journalist Dmitry Kolezev's 2022 online articles about atrocities allegedly committed by occupying Russian armed forces against civilians in Ukraine.