European Fee spokesman Peter Stano tweeted that Moskalyov’s sentence was “a complete shame.” Earlier this month, he stated the prosecution of Moskalyov represented political repression reaching “new ranges,” akin to what occurred within the Soviet Union beneath Josef Stalin.

Russia “ought to respect its personal structure” and worldwide “obligations as a substitute of punishing children & mother and father for political causes,” Stano wrote.

Moskalyov, 54, was charged over social media posts criticizing the invasion beneath a regulation adopted shortly after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Throughout his one-day trial, which concluded Monday, he insisted he had nothing to do with the posts.

In response to his lawyer and supporters, Moskalyov’s troubles started after his daughter Maria, now 13, drew an antiwar image at Yefremov College No. 9 that depicted missiles flying over a Russian flag at a girl and youngster and stated “No to struggle” and “Glory to Ukraine,” based on his lawyer and his supporters.

The college referred to as police, the lady was questioned and Moskalyov was fined for important feedback on social media. His condominium was raided in December and a felony case was opened in opposition to him. He was positioned beneath home arrest and his daughter was positioned into the orphanage.

Moskalyov had been beneath home arrest in his condominium within the city south of Moscow, however he escaped earlier than the decision was introduced.

He has been declared a political prisoner by Memorial, considered one of Russia’s oldest and most distinguished rights teams that received the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

One other distinguished rights group — OVD-Data — has supplied Moskalyov with a lawyer and stated it will proceed to defend him and his daughter each on the fees of discrediting the military and on the problem of parental rights.

A courtroom in Yefremov subsequent week is anticipated to contemplate the authorities’ petition to limit Moskalyov’s parental rights.

His supporters stated father and daughter love one another, and Maria referred to as him “my hero” in a letter she wrote for him in an orphanage, based on Moskalyov’s lawyer who visited the power on Tuesday. Moskalyov has been elevating Maria alone for about 10 years.