Alsou Kormaszewa, 47, a journalist for Radio Free Europe and Radio Svoboda, was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday. More than 6 years in prison To violate the regulations and Publishing False Information About the Russian army.
The ruling was handed down on the same day a court in Yekaterinburg sentenced the Wall Street Journal reporter, a court spokesman in Kazan said. Ivana Gershkovica Up to 16 years in prison. He is also accused of espionage, which has been described as baseless. According to Agence France-Presse, the details of this case were not revealed until Monday.
Prison for journalist Alsu Kormaszewa. A Russian court issued a sentence
AFP obtained information about the journalist’s conviction from Natalia Loseva, spokeswoman for the Supreme Court of Tatarstan.
The court’s official website only states that she was convicted at a hearing on Friday. However, details of the ruling have not been disclosed.
The President and Director General of RFE/RL commented on the situation: Steven Nightmarewho wrote in a statement sent to Agence France-Presse that the ruling “mockery of justice“
The only fair solution is Immediate release “Su was released from prison by her Russian captors,” he added in a statement. According to the agency, the radio and her family are demanding her release.
Russia. Sentencing of Russian-American journalist
According to information from Reuters, Asu Kurmasheva was arrested. October 18, 2023 While visiting family in Russia’s Tatarstan region. She was first arrested when she tried to leave Russia.
The court initially convicted her of failing to comply with the obligation to declare that she had a US passport. According to Russian law, this is an obligation, and for this she was fined. A week later she was charged with failing to register as aforeign agentThe woman pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.
Kormasheva’s husband said her arrest may have been linked to a book she was editing called “Say No to War. 40 Stories of Russians Opposing Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” – Reuters reported.
He thus petitioned the United States government to recognize his wife. He was wrongly detained.
source: AFP, Reuters
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