The court extended the arrest of Yashin * in the case of fakes about the army

Go to the media bankMOSCOW, September 9The Basmanny Court of Moscow on Friday extended the arrest of municipal deputy Ilya Yashin* in the case of spreading fakes about the Russian army, RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the courtroom. judge Evgenia Nikolaeva.Yesterday, 12:43 The editor-in-chief of «Vecherniye Vedomosti» is being interrogated in the case of fakes about the army. The court session was closed from the audience at the request of the investigation. Yashin * and his defense objected to his satisfaction, calling the petition unmotivated. Nevertheless, the judge took the side of the investigator, the press and Yashin's parents* were asked to leave the courtroom. The public was invited back to the announcement of the final decision. Yashin * was arrested in mid-July under paragraph «d» of part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public distribution of fakes about the use of the RF Armed Forces based on political or other hatred). The reason for initiating a criminal case was his video on YouTube about the events in Bucha. He does not admit guilt and considers his case politically motivated. The politician faces 5 to 10 years in prison. In mid-July, Yashin* was also added to the list of individuals acting as a foreign agent.* An individual acting as a foreign agentSeptember 6, 14:48CultureArtist Rudina was fined for fakes about the Russian army