A woman sentenced in Russia to eight years in prison for criticizing the invasion of Ukraine and calling for the assassination of Putin

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MADRID 14 Nov. () –

A Russian military court this Thursday sentenced a woman to eight years in prison for a series of comments published on her social networks to denounce the invasion of Ukraine and even call for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The woman, identified as Anastasia Berezinskaya, was accused of spreading “false news” about the Armed Forces and “discrediting” the Army with her comments on Vkontakte, while she was charged with “justification of terrorism” for her statements in favor of murder. of Putin.

Berezinskaya, 43, refused to make any further comments in her defense in her last appearance, as reported by the independent news portal Mediazona. “I have nothing to add. I will accept the decision that is adopted,” she said, after the Prosecutor’s Office demanded a ten-year prison sentence against her.

Dozens of people have been convicted in recent months on charges related to spreading “false information” about the invasion of Ukraine, which Russia describes as a “special military operation,” prompting much of the international community to report these cases as an attempt to silence criticism.