His daughter made a drawing wherein Russian missiles appeared falling on a Ukrainian mom and son The little lady has been transferred to a juvenile middle Moskalyov’s conviction was brought on by feedback that he himself had revealed on the web in regards to the conflict in Ukraine
The human rights protection group OVD-Info has reported {that a} Russian man, whose daughter drew an anti-war drawing at college, was sentenced Tuesday to 2 years in jail for discrediting the armed forces after being investigated by police. .
Alexei Moskalyov’s conviction took place due to feedback he himself had posted on the web in regards to the conflict in Ukraine. However, the investigation started in April final yr after Masha, a 12-year-old lady, made a drawing exhibiting Russian missiles falling on a Ukrainian mom and her son. The faculty principal determined to name the police after seeing the drawing.
Since Moskalyov was positioned beneath home arrest earlier this month, his daughter Masha has been transferred to a juvenile middle in Yefremov, south of Moscow, so they’re separated. The state of affairs has sparked outrage from Russian human rights defenders and has led to a web based marketing campaign to reunite the daddy and daughter.
Fine for feedback on social media
Police started scrutinizing Moskalyov’s exercise on social media and he was initially fined 35,000 rubles (420 euros) for feedback important of the Russian army. In December, investigators opened one other case in opposition to him on suspicion of discrediting the army, this time over a remark posted on social media in June.
The banned Russian human rights group Memorial acknowledged that it thought-about Moskalyov a political prisoner.
As reported by the impartial media outlet SOTAvision, a lawyer from Alexei Moskalyov’s household visited his daughter Masha in a juvenile facility final Tuesday. During the go to, the lawyer took the drawings that the lady had made for him, and was additionally allowed to {photograph} a letter written by Masha that learn “Dad, you might be my hero.”
Notably, Russia handed legal guidelines in opposition to discrediting the army or spreading false details about it shortly after final yr’s invasion of Ukraine, carrying a most sentence of 15 years in jail.
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