Yanina Sokolova
- Criminal Code
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (in absentia)
- Sentence
- 8 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-10-14
Case summary
Ukrainian TV presenter. She was prosecuted for incitement to hatred because of two statements - on television and one in her own YouTube channel. She is wanted. On 14 October 2024, Sokolova was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison.
Others charged under Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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