A Russian court sentences leading science fiction writer Dmitry Glukhovsky to eight years in prison in absentia for denouncing Moscow’s Ukraine offensive on social media.
Glukhovsky, who lives outside Russia, is best known for his novel Metro-2033, that has also been used as a basis for a popular video game.
The 44-year-old, who Moscow has already labeled a “foreign agent,” was found guilty of spreading “fake information” about the Russian army, the TASS news agency reports.
He was sentenced under a law adopted shortly after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine that has been used to stifle criticism of the offensive.
Glukhovsky, who has a Jewish father and studied in Israel, has consistently denounced Moscow’s military campaign against its neighbor.
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