moscow court arrest in absentia leading #Bellingcat investigator Christo Grozev
moscow’s Lefortovo District Court arrested in absentia investigative news site Bellingcat’s lead investigator, Christo Grozev, russian independent media outlet Mediabaza reported
The arrest is valid for two months, while he faces up to two years in prison on charges of "illegally" crossing the russian border.
The court session was closed
Read more here🔗 https://english.nv.ua/nation/moscow-court-arrest-in-absentia-leading-bellingcat-investigator-christo-grozev-50319472.html
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@EugeneMcParland Well, if Moscow wanted to bring Grozev's work to wider attention, this would be one way to do it.
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they are good at that kind of sneaky stuff. Pretending to attack the free press etc, but in reality cleverly throwing sand in the engine.