Elena Filina

Case Summary

Elena Filina, a former deputy, is being prosecuted for disseminating "fake" information about the Russian Armed Forces due to a Facebook post condemning crimes in Irpen and Bucha. She left Russia and was arrested in absentia, but the sentence was cancelled and a new hearing is pending.

Charges (1)

1. Dissemination of “fakes” about the Russian Armed Forces

Criminal Code Articles (1)

Key Facts (4)

• Case based on a Facebook post about Bucha and Irpin.
• Former deputy of Moscow's Prospekt Vernadskogo district.
• Left Russia and was put on a wanted list.
• First sentence cancelled due to a procedural violation.

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