Metro 2033 creator faces eight-year jail sentence if he returns to Russia
metro.co.uk
The writer of the Metro novels and video games has been handed an eight-year prison sentence, for his opposition to the Ukraine war.

The writer of the Metro novels and video games has been handed an eight-year prison sentence, for his opposition to the Ukraine war.

  • Midnitte@kbin.social
    7·
    11 months ago

    …even though he left Russia some time ago. A Moscow court tried him anyway and found him guilty…

    How do you try someone not in the court? Lmao, such a shithole country.

    • lh@kbin.social
      16·
      11 months ago

      I mean trials in absentia are super common, including in Western democracies. If you’re confident you can prosecute but unable to detain the defendant, then you can still try them without them being physically present.