A 13-year-old student from Russia wrote a letter of support to her father, who was sentenced to prison and is in prison for criticizing the offensive in Ukraine, writes AFP.
The case of 54-year-old Oleksiy Moskalyov, separated from his 13-year-old daughter Maria, is a symbol of the suppression of those who oppose the conflict and has caused an outcry in Russia.
The case took a strange turn on Tuesday when a court in Yefremov, 300 km south of Moscow, sentenced Moskalev to two years in prison for “discrediting” the army, before announcing that he had disappeared under house arrest.
In a letter made public on Wednesday, the authenticity of which was confirmed to AFP by the family’s lawyer Volodymyr Bilienko, Maria Moskalyova expressed support for her father.
“I love you very much, you are not to blame for anything, I will always be there for you,” wrote a young woman who was placed in a shelter and forbidden to talk to her father on the phone.
“I am sure that everything will be fine and we will be together again (…) I know that you will not give up, you are strong, we are strong (…) I will pray for you and for us,” she added .
The situation of Moskalev, whom the authorities consider a fugitive, is unknown, as is his daughter Maria, whom the family lawyer was unable to meet.
Maria, ignored by the authorities / CPI arrest warrant
The case began with the fact that Maria Moskalyova drew rockets flying at a woman and a child with a Ukrainian flag in class.
In search of voices criticizing the attack on Ukraine, the school director immediately turned to the police, and the student was placed in a shelter.
On Wednesday, the Kremlin said it was closely monitoring the case and accused the father, who is raising his daughter himself, of a “pathetic upbringing.”
On April 6, another court session regarding the limitation of Moskalyov’s parental rights has been scheduled.
Bilienko also criticized the inaction of the RF Commissioner for Human Rights Tetyana Moskalkova and the Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova.
The latter is the subject of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for the “deportation” of Ukrainian children to Russia, as is President Vladimir Putin.
“Lviva-Belova was involved by the authorities at the highest level to resolve this situation. But she did not communicate with either the girl or the father,” the lawyer added.
“It’s about the fate of the child who decides, but they don’t care,” he added.
According to local human rights activist Olena Agafonova, “this case is intended to show what will happen to those who do not agree” with Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
The case spawned a petition demanding the girl’s return to her father, which has so far garnered more than 140,000 signatures.
Source: Hot News
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