Several defendants are sentenced in Moscow over an alleged plan to assassinate a senior figure connected to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s television propaganda efforts, according to multiple reports. The case is heard in a closed-door trial, and the defendants receive prison terms of up to 25 years. Some of those convicted were reportedly under 18 at the time of their arrest. The prosecution case, as described by the reporting, links the alleged plot to orders from Ukraine. One account also says that confessions used in the proceedings were obtained through torture, an allegation raised in relation to the closed trial and sentencing. The reports describe that the defendants were detained earlier in the investigation and later convicted in court in Moscow. Details about the specific individuals involved, the precise charges, and the evidence presented are not laid out in the provided excerpts, and no clear response from Ukrainian authorities is included in the material supplied. The sentencing is presented as final within the context of the reports, with the terms reflecting the severity of the alleged assassination-related crimes.
Defendants jailed in Moscow over alleged plot to assassinate Putin-linked TV executive
Several defendants are sentenced in Moscow over an alleged plan to assassinate a senior figure connected to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s television propaganda efforts, according to multiple repo...
- A closed-door trial in Moscow results in prison sentences for multiple defendants.
- Convicted defendants receive terms of up to 25 years.
- The alleged plot is described as targeting a senior TV propaganda figure connected to Vladimir Putin.
- Reports say the alleged plot is carried out on purported orders from Ukraine.
- At least some defendants were reportedly under 18 at the time of arrest, and one account alleges torture during confession extraction.
The defendants, some of whom were under 18 when they were arrested, were sentenced after a closed-door trial in Moscow.
3 hours agoThe defendants, some of whom were under 18 when they were arrested, were sentenced after a closed-door trial in Moscow.
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