@alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@kbin.social • 2 years agoMetro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years in prison for criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukrainewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10cross-posted to: technews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foopcgaming@lemmy.cagames@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.worldbooks@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.works
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minus-square@Marafon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink4•2 years agoSentenced in absentia. The headline almost got me, but I was pretty sure he left Russia last year sometime.
minus-squaretallinkfedilink1•edit-22 years agoThe US doesn’t normally permit trials in absentia. Apparently this is not a universal norm, and some EU member states do. Apparently, based on this article, Russia does as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_in_absentia
Sentenced in absentia. The headline almost got me, but I was pretty sure he left Russia last year sometime.
The US doesn’t normally permit trials in absentia.
Apparently this is not a universal norm, and some EU member states do. Apparently, based on this article, Russia does as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_in_absentia