Russian blogger jailed for five years over ‘snuff movie threat’ tweet
Vladislav Sinitsa given tough jail sentence amid fresh clampdown on protesters
A Russian blogger who posted a tweet that said the children of police could be targeted in “snuff videos” has been sentenced to five years in jail, as three more Kremlin critics were charged with organising an illegal protest.
The tough sentence for blogger Vladislav Sinitsa came as three protest leaders were detained before Moscow city council elections already marred by the disqualification of independent candidates.