Topic: 68-year-old Russian pediatrician jailed for 5 years for her alleged anti-war statements
Anonymous A started this discussion 1 year ago #121,592
Sent to a penal colony for over 5 years for her words. She's 68 and a doctor who treats children. Russia is corrupt and inhuman beyond words. What an absolute, complete shithole on Earth. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgrkg02jz3o
Ahead of the verdict, Nadezhda Buyanova was led, handcuffed, into the courtroom and locked inside a glass and metal cage.
Through the glass, the 68-year-old paediatrician told me what she thought of her predicament.
"It's absurd, just absurd," the doctor said.
"I can't get my head around what’s happening to me. Perhaps later I’ll be able to."
The paediatrician had been reported to police by the mother of a 7-year-old boy she’d been treating.
The woman had claimed that the doctor had made negative comments about the boy’s father, a Russian soldier, who had been killed fighting in Ukraine and that the doctor had said Russian servicemen there were legitimate targets.
Ms Buyanova denies making such comments and there is no audio or video recording to prove she made them.
But back in February, she was arrested and charged with spreading false information about the Russian armed forces. After a short spell under house arrest, she was placed in pre-trial detention.
Through the glass, the 68-year-old paediatrician told me what she thought of her predicament.
"It's absurd, just absurd," the doctor said.
"I can't get my head around what’s happening to me. Perhaps later I’ll be able to."
The paediatrician had been reported to police by the mother of a 7-year-old boy she’d been treating.
The woman had claimed that the doctor had made negative comments about the boy’s father, a Russian soldier, who had been killed fighting in Ukraine and that the doctor had said Russian servicemen there were legitimate targets.
Ms Buyanova denies making such comments and there is no audio or video recording to prove she made them.
But back in February, she was arrested and charged with spreading false information about the Russian armed forces. After a short spell under house arrest, she was placed in pre-trial detention.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 4 minutes later[^] [v] #1,329,141
Get ready for this to. start happening under Trump in the US.
boof joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 10 minutes later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,329,152
I have some misgivings about the governance of Russia.