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Hundreds cheer outside Moscow courthouse as children’s hospice head Lida Moniava avoids pretrial detention amid charges for spreading ‘fakes’ about Russian military

Source: Meduza
Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court ordered pretrial restrictions for Lida Moniava, director of the House with a Lighthouse children’s hospice, who is accused of spreading “fakes” about the Russian military. The court granted investigators’ request to forbid Moniava from leaving her home between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., communicating with witnesses, and using the internet. Several hundred people waited for Moniava outside the courthouse. They greeted her with applause as the crowd chanted, “Lida!”
Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court ordered pretrial restrictions for Lida Moniava, director of the House with a Lighthouse children’s hospice, who is accused of spreading “fakes” about the Russian military. The court granted investigators’ request to forbid Moniava from leaving her home between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., communicating with witnesses, and using the internet. Several hundred people waited for Moniava outside the courthouse. They greeted her with applause as the crowd chanted, “Lida!”
Meduza