The Memorial human rights group said on March 15 that imprisoned 70-year-old veteran human rights defender Oleg Orlov was offered exoneration if he agreed to join Russia's war effort in Ukraine. According to Memorial, guards at a Moscow detention center made the offer to every inmate, including Orlov, upon arrival. Orlov rejected the offer, reminding the guard that he was 70 years old and had been handed a 30-month prison term in late February for publicly condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Orlov maintains his innocence. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russia Asked Imprisoned 70-Year-Old Rights Defender Orlov To Fight In Ukraine
Oleg Orlov, the 70-year-old human rights campaigner and co-chairman of the Nobel Prize-winning Memorial group, who is charged with repeatedly "discrediting" the Russian Army, attends his verdict hearing in Moscow on February 27.