Sergei Medvedev

Case Summary

Sergei Medvedev, a political scientist, was sentenced in absentia to 10 years' imprisonment for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The charges relate to statements made on Radio Liberty's YouTube channel regarding the destruction of Mariupol and the downing of Malaysian Boeing.

Charges (2)

1. Dissemination of deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces
2. Discrediting the Russian Armed Forces

Criminal Code Articles (2)

Key Facts (3)

• Sentenced in absentia.
• Statements made on Radio Liberty's YouTube channel.
• Previously fined under the administrative article on discrediting the army.

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