A Moscow court on January 26 issued an arrest warrant on a charge of distributing "fake" information about Russia's military for self-exiled Russian lawyer Mark Feigin, who has defended noted Russian and Ukrainian activists, including members of the Pussy Riot protest group, as well as Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko and Crimean Tatar activists who openly opposed Moscow's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. In 2018, the Moscow Chamber of Attorneys disbarred Feigin, citing alleged unethical behavior. Feigin now resides in a European Union member-state. His Feigin Live YouTube channel has more than two million subscribers. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russian Warrant Issued For Self-Exiled Ex-Lawyer Who Defended Noted Activists
- By Current Time
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