Halya Coynash: Crimean activist fined for ‘extremist post’ 4 years before Russian annexation
It seems any pretext will do in Russian-occupied Crimea to prosecute civic activists, with lack of jurisdiction to prosecute openly ignored by both de facto prosecutor and the courts. On Sept. 20, judge Yelena Toshina fined Alexei Shestakovych 1, 000 roubles for a video he reposted 4 years before Russia invaded and occupied Crimea.
