The trial on Lev Shlosberg’s another criminal case for evading “foreign agent” obligations will continue on the politician’s birthday
Press Release, 23.07.2025
Photo: Lev Shlosberg / Photo by Pskov Yabloko
On 22 July, another hearing took place at the court of the first instance on the case of Yabloko Deputy Chairman Lev Shlosberg for violating “foreign agent” legislation. The proceedings lasted almost three hours and were postponed to 30 July due to the public prosecutor’s participation in another court hearing.
It should be noted that in autumn 2024, a criminal case was opened against Lev Shlosberg under the article on evading the obligations of a “foreign agent” (Article 330.1, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The investigation believes that the politician posted several videos on his VKontakte social media page, which he administers, without the “foreign agent” label. Lev Shlosberg does not admit his guilt.
Since 11 June, the Yabloko Deputy Chairman has been under house arrest on another criminal case for repeated “discrediting of the army” due to debates with historian Yury Pivovarov, in which the politician defended the position of the necessity of an immediate ceasefire. Investigation on this case is going on.
Read more about persecution of Yabloko members since the start of the special military operation.
Posted: July 24th, 2025 under Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Yabloko's Regional Branches.