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This was reported by Pskov Yabloko. The politician was accused of spreading military “fakes” and of repeated “discrediting” of the army. The prosecution requested a sentence of 12 years and 1 month in a penal colony.
Shlosberg spoke of widespread violations during the proceedings. In particular, he refused to participate in the closing arguments in the absence of his lawyers, and his final statement was repeatedly interrupted by the judge.
“The formula for a strong and healthy state: a state for the people, not the people for the state. This truth has already cost many human lives. <…> A state that does not guarantee and ensure a person’s right to life denies the person, their rights and freedoms as the highest value. A state that does not guarantee and ensure the right to life becomes the prosecutor in court cases against those who defend the right to life. <…>
The accusers always want to put a full stop to history. But the great and vital power of history is that history never ends,” the politician said in his speech.
Why Lev Shlosberg is being prosecuted
The case over “fakes” about the Russian army was initiated over a repost of a publication by Echo of Moscow on 25 February 2022. It featured a cover of the British Daily Mirror showing photos of a bloodied woman and Vladimir Putin, with the caption: “Her blood… His hands.”
The second charge, of “discrediting” the army, is connected with Shlosberg’s participation in a debate on the YouTube channel “Zhivoy Gvozd.” During the discussion, the politician spoke in favour of “an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.”