The Moscow City Court has upheld the absentee sentence imposed on Pyotr Verzilov, a member of Pussy Riot who is listed as a foreign agent in Russia, in a criminal case centered on disseminating information about the Russian Armed Forces that authorities say was false. This development was reported by RIA Novosti on behalf of official court sources.
The agency quoted officials noting that the decision issued by the Basmanny District Court of Moscow remains unchanged and that the appeal was rejected. The ruling confirms a lengthy prison term tied to the case, alongside ancillary restrictions that extend beyond the primary punishment.
According to the court decision, Verzilov received eight years and four months in a general regime penal colony. In addition, a separate sanction bars him from managing Internet resources for nearly four years. The combination of a custodial sentence and digital activity restrictions illustrates the court’s approach to penalizing alleged misinformation concerning state armed forces, as defined by the relevant statutes.
The case saw the legal process revisit the facts previously established by the courts. Verzilov was charged under Article 207.3, Part 2, item “e” of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which addresses dissemination of publicly accessible information about the use of the Armed Forces of Russia that is deemed deliberately false. The prosecution relied on his social media posts as the basis for the charge, arguing that the posts contained knowingly false claims regarding military actions and capabilities.
Earlier this year, the Moscow court system conducted a separate examination that reaffirmed a conviction related to another public figure accused of spreading misinformation about the Russian military. The implication drawn by observers is that the legal framework in this area has remained active and stringent, applying to individuals who share content perceived as false or harmful to the state’s military narrative.
In parallel developments, the same court system had previously handled the case involving Dmitry Gudkov, a former State Duma deputy who is also registered as a foreign agent. Gudkov faced conviction on charges tied to falsifying information about the Russian Armed Forces, a case that underscored ongoing government emphasis on information control in relation to national defense matters. The sequence of decisions reflects the judiciary’s sustained focus on how information about military operations is presented to the public and the penalties attached to what authorities classify as misinformation or misrepresentation of state actions.
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