Bazhutova Anna Nikolaevna

Case Summary

Anna Bazhutova was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in a general regime colony for disseminating false information about the Russian military in a Twitch stream. The charges relate to her reading stories about Bucha and criticizing Russian actions during the war in Ukraine.

Charges (1)

1. Public dissemination of deliberately false information containing data on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in order to protect the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens based on political hatred

Criminal Code Articles (1)

Key Facts (4)

• Sentenced to 5 years and 6 months for spreading false information about the Russian military
• Streamed on Twitch under the name YokoBovich
• Spoke about the events in Bucha during her streams
• Case is based on Article 207.3, which is considered non-legal

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