The family of a 16-year-old Russian who shared anti-Putin posts on social media and was later convicted on terrorism charges that his family has blamed on his politics has fled Russia with the help of a local anti-war group called Dozor. Yaroslav Inozemtsev, who has left the country with his family, was arrested in June 2020 at the age of 14 and accused of a plot to kill a teacher and a student for what his lawyers described as possessing a firecracker. He was initially declared mentally unfit and eventually freed pending a trial, after which he reportedly escaped the country. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Teenage Putin Critic Accused Of Terror Plot Escapes Russia, Anti-War Group Says
- By Current Time
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