The ‘trial’ has begun in Russian-occupied Crimea of freelance RFE/RL journalist Vladislav Yesypenko, with the preliminary hearing on 6 July remanding him in custody for a further six months. On the basis solely of a grenade allegedly ‘found’ in Yesypenko’s car, but not containing his fingerprints, the journalist is accused of illegal preparation and possession of a homemade explosive device, charges which seem far removed from the extensive ‘spying’ that he ‘confessed to’ under torture.
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Russian Federal Security Service officer patrols a street next to the FSB security service's office in Moscow on Dec. 19, 2019.
