Russian Security Forces Murdered War Critic’s Cat: Lawmaker
The 67-year-old war critic was sentenced to three years in prison for two comments he made on social media.
Reuters
Russian security forces responded to a 67-year-old pensioner’s anti-war commentary on social media by breaking down his door, murdering his cat as an intimidation tactic, and charging him with “inciting terrorism,” according to a local lawmaker. Takhir Arslanov was sentenced to three years behind bars Wednesday for two comments he made on social media. Svetlana Kaverzina, a municipal deputy in Novosibirsk who attended Arslanov’s sentencing hearing, said she’d asked him if he had any pets at home that needed to be taken care of. “It turns out there was a cat; it was killed during the raid. An element of intimidation, probably,” she wrote on Telegram. During Arslanov’s trial, prosecutors called to the stand two soldiers who said they suffered “negative emotions” upon seeing Arslanov’s anti-war remarks.
See more of our coverage in your search results.
Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.