Posted on 08/08/2023 1:44:50 PM PDT by dennisw
A record 82 treason cases were opened so far this year, a Russian outlet claimed But the actual number is likely to be 'many times higher', the outlet has alleged
Paranoid Vladimir Putin's security forces have massively increased the number of suspected 'traitors' they have arrested for treason.
Now literally everyone can be accused of treason,' said the report.
'Even likes on Instagram and subscriptions on Telegram [messenger service] can lead to a criminal case.'
Lawyer Yevgeny Smirnov, from human rights project Department One, said: 'Do not forget that the very content of the state secret is a state secret.
'That is, not a single person in Russia knows what exactly is a state secret and what is not.
'Each [government] department has its own secret lists of information that they do not show to anyone.' 'The FSB has picked up its pace [in 2023] — we get 20 criminal cases a month on average.
'At this rate, there will be about 250 [treason cases] by the end of December, one for every work day per year.'
Among those jailed for treason is Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, 41, who holds Russian and British citizenship. He was imprisoned for 25 years for criticising Putin's war and opposing his regime.
He was also twice poisoned.
Eminent Russian hypersonic scientist Valery Golubkin, 71, was in June sentenced by a Moscow court to 12 years in a strict regime colony for 'state treason'.
The actual number is likely to be 'many times higher', because the FSB security service keeps some cases totally secret, according to independent Russian outlet Kholod.
Between 1997 and 2017 there were a total of 101 treason cases.
The figures confirm the suspicion that Putin is now seeing enemies everywhere on a scale not seen since the repressive Stalin era.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
This is good news then, right?
It’s clear that Putin is losing and he’s dying if cancer anyway, so there’s no need to continue to give Ukraine aid and money then, right?
Ukrainian SBU arrested a Greek orthodox priest yesterday because he prayed for peace between Russia and Ukraine in a sermon.
Now they're digging into the World War I stocks.
World War I biplanes, next.
Since the Western press is so untrustworthy I really don’t know what to accept as the truth in this conflict.
Since “journalists” are very dumb and Putin is smart they’re probably being played.
At least they beat him up for using the P-word.
SoS Blinken wasn’t available to comment on how horny President Brandon is to arrest more of his political opponents here in the former USA.
Do a quick search of “Trump, arrests” and you’ll get 100 articles courtesy of state-run Google crowing about charges against Trump and his associates in the last month
Donald Trump
Rudy Guiliani
Sidney Powell
John Eastman
Jeffrey Clark
Kenneth Cheseboro
Waltine Nauta
Carlos De Oliveira
Please spare us the state-run media propaganda and crap about how Putin persecutes his political opponents
In USA prosecutors have now charged more than 1,000 people in relation to Jan. 6
A bunch of hyperbolic bullshit
Vivek had better flee the country.
"Doc Jill" Biden still blames him as an Indian for The Tater saying that "you cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent".
Jack Smith should be able to rustle up 15 or 20 serious felonies out of a Hindu Hindu Hindu!! Narrative, complete with Mumbai prostitutes and a bed that Hunter Biden slept in when he was picking up India cash for The Big Guy.
Like FJB does in the US? Any grandmas?
“Do a quick search of “Trump, arrests” and you’ll get 100 articles courtesy of state-run Google crowing about charges against Trump and his associates in the last month
Donald Trump
Rudy Guiliani
Sidney Powell
John Eastman
Jeffrey Clark
Kenneth Cheseboro
Waltine Nauta”
Exactly.
The President of the United States has been arrested and indicted for insurrectionist crimes totalling hundreds of years imprisonment.
Glass Houses!
“Paranoid Vladimir Putin’s security forces have massively increased the number of suspected ‘traitors’ they have arrested for treason.”
Sounds a little like home. Ya Think?
Paranoid Joe Biden’s security forces have massively increased the number of suspected “insurrectionist” they have arrested for insurrection.
“World War I biplanes, next.”
You kid, but Russia actually still has at least one biplane active in its Air Force:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2
“Please spare us...”
Spare yourself and don’t click on the thread.
would this be the same Putin that always gets 100% of the “vote”? LOL
(Putin is on his way out)
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