A Moscow court has sentenced military historian and Armed Forces reservist Andrei Zhukov to 12 and a half years in prison for high treason. The trial was held behind closed doors due to the sensitive nature of the case materials.
Judge Andrei Suvorov decided that Zhukov deserves a long stint behind bars. Although the exact nature of his crime is not known, a source for Russian news agency TASS reported that the charges refer to “the history of Russian Armed Forces and his active activities on the internet.”
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