The prosecution is asking for 9 years in prison for Nevzorov. Ego judges in absentia

On Tuesday, during a hearing in the Basmanny District Court of Moscow, the prosecution requested nine years in prison for journalist Alexander Nevzorov. He is accused of spreading so-called fakes about the army in connection with his publications about the alleged crimes of the Russian military in the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Bucha. This was reported by the correspondent of “Mediazona” from the courtroom.

Nevzorova is judged in absentia, he is abroad.

The maximum punishment under the article on fakes is ten years in prison. At the moment, the longest term – 8.5 years – was given to the opposition politician Ilya Yashin, also for the video about the events in Buche.

Nevzorov, a journalist who became famous even in Soviet times and who supported Vladimir Putin for a long time, became one of the first defendants under the article about fakes, which was introduced into the Criminal Code shortly after the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Now Nevzorov takes a radically anti-Putin position and supports Ukraine. It was reported that he received Ukrainian citizenship.

According to the investigation, from the beginning of March to the end of May, Nevzorov, while outside of Russia, published texts and videos with “obviously false information” about the events in Mariupol and Buche after the start of the war in his Telegram channel, YouTube channel, and Instagram. The Russian authorities consider any information that contradicts the official reports of the Ministry of Defense to be obviously false.

Back in April, Nevzorov was declared wanted, and in May he was arrested in absentia.

According to the Ukrainian authorities, hundreds of civilians died in Bucha during the Russian occupation, thousands or even tens of thousands died in Mariupol during the storming of the city. There is no accurate information on the number of dead in Mariupol, the city is now under Russian control.