The Primorsky District Court of Novorossiysk sentenced Askhabali Alibekov, a former soldier and blogger from the Wild Paratrooper YouTube channel, to one year and two months in prison in a strict regime colony for posting a video discrediting the Russian military. It has been reported interfax.
It was reported that the blogger was found guilty for the second time under article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”. Alibekov partially pleaded guilty to the video, which was released on April 19, 2022. It is noteworthy that he has been in prison since September 9, 2022.
It was also noted that in 2018, Alibekov was fired from the Russian Navy after the release of a video in which he accused the country’s authorities of hiding data on the number of Russians killed during the conflict in Ukraine. He was later fined 50,000 rubles.
Previously reportedSergei Mihaylov, founder and observer of the Listok newspaper in the Altai Republic, will be prosecuted for spreading fake news about the Russian Armed Forces (AF).