Russia: Artist sentenced to 10 years in prison for changing prices with anti-war messages in a supermarket

A Russian court has ordered the detention of an artist as he allegedly replaced the prices of products in a supermarket with messages against him. war in Ukraine and their action Russian forces.

THE Alexandra Skotsilenko faces up to ten years in prison for protesting under a new law banning “fake news” about the Russian armed forces and their operations, according to a report in The Guardian.

The court in its Vasileostrovsky district St. Petersburg ruled that Alexandra Skotsilenko should remain in custody until May 31 while awaiting trial, the court’s press office said via Telegram.

Authorities accused her of “placing pieces of paper in the place of the listed prices, which contained false information about the action of the Russian armed forces” in a supermarket in the Perekryostok region on March 31. However, the documents of the case do not state what the messages sent by Skotsilenko mentioned.

According to the website “Meduza”, this is also a way for the judicial authorities not to give scope to what Russia is doing in Ukraine, with the international community talking about war crimes and genocide.

They describe her motive as “political hatred of Russia”, which means that she faces a heavy sentence if found guilty. This can range from a fine of about 40 thousand euros to a prison sentence of five to ten years.


Source: News Beast

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