A court in Siberia sentenced a resident of Novosibirsk on May 14 to 12 years in prison on charges of attempted sabotage in 2022 and having links with the Freedom of Russia legion, a group fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against occupying Russian troops. The court also ordered 48-year-old Dmitry Gurulyov to pay a 300,000 ruble ($3,265) fine. Gurulyov pleaded not guilty, insisting that he had contacted the Freedom of Russia legion before it was officially labelled as a "terrorist" organization by the state. His lawyers also say that their client had abandoned any plans of committing sabotage after failing in his attempts to make an explosive device. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Siberian Man Gets 12 Years In Prison On Attempted Sabotage Charge
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