Russian couple charged with terrorism for Ukrainian-language leaflets
Russia’s Gatchina City Court has ordered the arrest of artist Anastasia Dyudyayeva and jeweler Alexander Dotsenko until Feb. 29 for distributing leaflets in the Ukrainian language, Russian media OVD-Info said on Jan. 24.
The couple is charged with “incitement to terrorism” under Part 1, Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code. They were detained on Jan. 24 after a search and taken in for questioning, spending the night in pre-trial detention awaiting court proceedings.
The investigation alleges that Dyudyayeva created Ukrainian-language leaflets with the phrase “Putin to the gallows” and distributed them in a store, said Yekaterina Gordienko, Dyudyayeva’s lawyer.
Russian security forces claim to have found sketches of the leaflets during a search of the couple’s residence.
Last week in Russia, a court sentenced 61-year-old civilian pilot Igor Pokusin, born in Odesa, to eight years and one month in prison for attempting to join the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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