Despite a lack of material evidence, and no established intention of harm, a trio of Russian 14-year-olds are facing lengthy prison sentences after being charged with “training for terrorist activities” in a case that initially alleged the schoolboys were planning to destroy a virtual Federal Security Services (FSB) building they created in the popular computer game Minecraft.
RFE/RL: ‘Minecraft terrorism’ case casts Russian teens into legal ‘Nether ‘
Russian Federal Security Service officer patrols a street next to the FSB security service's office in Moscow on Dec. 19, 2019.
