Russia extends until the end of November the detention of opposition figure Ilya Yashin for spreading "false information"

MADRID, 7 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

A court in the Russian capital, Moscow, has extended until November 26 the detention of opposition leader Ilya Yashin, arrested since the middle of the year for spreading allegedly false information about the Russian Armed Forces in the context of the war in Ukraine.

Yashin, one of the few politicians who has spoken out against the war in Ukraine, has been under administrative arrest in a detention center since the beginning of July, as the Interfax news agency reported at the time.

The penalties provided for the crime of disseminating false information about the Armed Forces range between five and ten years in prison. Las Justicia has accused Yashin of publishing false information about the events in Bucha.

The Russian authorities have already completed the investigation of the case and have sent the conclusions to the Prosecutor’s Office for it to approve the accusation and transfer it to Justice. The accused and his team of lawyers will soon know the results of the investigation, according to the TASS agency.

A Moscow court has already sentenced Yashin to a fine of 90,000 rubles (just under 1,500 euros) for discrediting the work of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. The repetition of this offense could lead to criminal proceedings.