Event 5fbc317a-573a-444a-940c-d974564d7d3d

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Latvia

Source: https://confiscation.com.ua/en/news/golovnogo-redaktora-sput...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Sputnik Latvia editor-in-chief sentenced to two years in prison for violating EU sanctions

Short Summary: Sputnik Latvia's editor-in-chief sentenced for breaching EU sanctions by enabling Russian state propaganda through covert service agreements.

Description

The editor-in-chief of Sputnik Latvia was sentenced to two years in prison for violating EU sanctions by preparing and publishing materials for rossiya segodnya, a sanctioned Russian information resource. The individual circumvented sanctions by entering into multiple service agreements related to editorial activities and media support, indirectly promoting the economic interests of a sanctioned entity.

Evidence

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The verdict of the first instance court can still be appealed to the Riga Regional Court.

Rozhentsov...continued to act as the editor-in-chief of the Sputnik Latvia project, an information resource owned by rossiya segodnya, and provided services for the preparation of publications, selection of materials and their placement on Sputnik's websites.

The prosecutor's office summarizes: By continuing to perform his duties, preparing and publishing materials for the resources belonging to rossiya segodnya, Rozhentsov indirectly provided an economic resource to Kiselyov and violated EU sanctions for selfish reasons.

Related URLs

https://confiscation.com.ua/en/news/golovnogo-redaktora-sputnik-latviya-prigovoreno-go-dvox-pokiv-tyurmy-za-porushenia-sankciy-es/

Source

https://confiscation.com.ua/en/news/golovnogo-redaktora-sputnik-latviya-prigovoreno-go-dvox-pokiv-tyurmy-za-porushenia-sankciy-es/

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