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The court in Russia confirmed the sentence of the founder of “Hromadske Radio” Maksym Butkevych — 13 years in prison

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Anhelina Sheremet
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The first appellate court of general jurisdiction in Moscow confirmed the "sentence" of Ukrainian prisoner of war, human rights defender and founder of "Hromadske Radio" Maksym Butkevych — 13 years in prison.

This is reported by the Russian publication "Mediazona".

However, the appeal decided to credit the actual time of detention from August 19, 2022. To this, Butkevych was credited with only a few days in custody before the verdict — from March 6 to 10, 2023.

Maksym Butkevych participated in the review of the appeal via video link from the Luhansk pre-trial detention center.

Maksym Butkevich in the SIZO in occupied Luhansk, August 22, 2023.