Russia: dissident Orlov sentenced to two and a half years in prison

2024-02-27T10:23:39.723Z

Highlights: Dissident Oleg Orlov sentenced to two and a half years in prison. For repeatedly criticizing the Russian military offensive in Ukraine. Human rights activist was transferred to a penal colony. The judge said in his verdict: “The court decided to find Orlov guilty and impose a sentence of two years and six months in (...) a penal colonies.” The judge was present at the hearing, according to an AFP journalist present. The court found him guilty of “repeated denunciations’ of the military offensive, the judge said.

For repeatedly criticizing the Russian military offensive in Ukraine, the opponent of Vladimir Putin and human rights activist was transferred to a penal colony.