currently on trial in Moscow

Two other criminal cases are ongoing against individuals who have opposed Russia’s war against Ukraine from a religious perspective. The 51-year-old Buddhist leader Ilya Vasilyev is currently on trial in Moscow on charges of spreading “knowingly false information” about the Russian Armed Forces “on grounds of hatred or enmity” (see below). Vasilyev, who has been in detention since 22 June 2024, is being prosecuted for an English-language Facebook post about Russian rocket attacks on Ukrainian cities. He made the post – and others for which he was previously administratively prosecuted – “solely out of religious conviction”, his lawyer told Forum 18. If convicted, Vasilyev could be imprisoned for 5 to 10 years or be fined 3 million to 5 million Roubles. He is next due to appear in court on 11 February 2025 (see below). สล็อต เว็บตรง