Roman Viktorovich Ivanov

Case Summary

Roman Ivanov, a journalist for RusNews and author of the 'Honest Korolyov!' protest page, was sentenced to 7 years for spreading 'false information' about the Russian military. The charges relate to posts about Bucha, a UN report on Russian war crimes, and the bombing of a residential building in Dnipro.

Charges (1)

1. public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation based on political hatred and enmity

Criminal Code Articles (1)

Key Facts (3)

• Journalist for RusNews
• Author of 'Honest Korolyov!' protest page
• Sentenced for spreading 'false information' about the Russian military

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