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. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russian Musician Eduard Sharlot Handed 13-Day Jail Term On Hooliganism Charge
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