[ih] Russian Internet pioneer Alexey Soldatov sentenced to two years in prison

[Larry Press]

Last month, Russian Internet pioneer Alexey Soldatov was sentenced to two years in a labor colony on charges of “abuse of power.”
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Given the uncertainties mentioned above, the government’s track record, Soldatov’s contributions to society, and the fact that the IP address transfer never took place, he has been under house arrest awaiting trial and is in ill health, this prison sentence is politically motivated and morally unjustified.

https://circleid.com/posts/20240821-russian-internet-pioneer-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison

Do any of you know Alexey Soldatov?