A Russian father got 5 years for anti-war posts. Now his disabled son has been sentenced to 7 for ‘justifying terrorism.’
A military court in St. Petersburg has sentenced Daniil Belousov, the son of Oleg Belousov, a political prisoner, to seven years in a penal colony on a charge of “justifying terrorism,” the news outlet RusNews reported. The case was heard behind closed doors.
Bumaga, another news outlet, reported that the case against Belousov stemmed from messages he posted in the open chat “Net Voine” (“No War”), including photos from a pro-Ukrainian rally held outside the Moldovan Parliament building in Chisinau. Prosecutors said Belousov administered the chat, which is linked to the “Media Partizany | Net Voine” project.
Daniil Belousov’s father, Oleg Belousov, an amateur archaeologist in St. Petersburg, received a five-year sentence in 2023 for posts on VKontakte against Vladimir Putin and the war with Ukraine.
Belousov’s son has cognitive impairments caused by damage to his central nervous system. Until his arrest, his father had cared for him.
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