Document #2101064

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Russian Musician Eduard Sharlot Handed 13-Day Jail Term On Hooliganism Charge

A court in St. Petersburg sentenced musician Eduard Sharlot on November 22 to 13 days in jail on a hooliganism charge, hours after police detained him upon his arrival from Armenia, where he publicly protested Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The Interior Ministry said after Sharlot was detained that he was charged with minor hooliganism, the premeditated destruction of an official ID, and discrediting the Russian armed forces. A video Sharlot posted on Instagram in June showed him burning his Russian passport and addressing Ukrainian authorities by saying that he was against the war.

 

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ecoi.net description:
St. Petersburg: Court sentences musician Eduard Sharlot to 13 days in prison; he was detained upon his arrival from Armenia, where he had publicly protested Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Country:
Armenia
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:
22 November 2023
Original link:
https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-musician-sharlot-detained-return-armenia/32695217.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Available on ecoi.net since:
4 December 2023
Document ID:
2101064

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