The Moscow City Court upheld the decision on former municipal deputy Ilya Yashin (known in the Russian Federation as a foreign agent), who was accused of deliberately spreading false information containing data about the Russian army and a special operation in Ukraine. TASS.
“The court has ruled: the decision of the first-instance court in the IV Yashin case has not changed, and the appeal of his defense is not satisfied,” the judge’s decision states.
In December last year, the Moscow Meshchansky Court prisoner Yashin sentenced to 8.5 years in prison The court considered Yashin’s lack of criminal record, positive testimonials from colleagues and the presence of elderly parents as extenuating circumstances.
At the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation declarationthat the motive of the crime is political hatred.
In July last year, the Ministry of Justice appointed Yashin. draft inogens.