Article 6ABBE Fugitive Russian man whose daughter drew anti-war pictures detained in Belarus

Fugitive Russian man whose daughter drew anti-war pictures detained in Belarus

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Alexei Moskalyov had been jailed for two years after investigation triggered by 13-year-old's drawings

A Russian man who fled house arrest after being sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting Russia in social media posts, following an investigation prompted by his daughter's anti-war drawings, has been arrested in Belarus, his lawyer said.

Lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov said Alexei Moskalyov, 54, had been arrested in the capital Minsk, most likely as a result of turning on his mobile phone and giving away his location.

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