The criminal case against Lida Moniava has been closed

❗️The criminal case against Lida Moniava has been closed

This was reported by her support group’s Telegram channel.

The case against the founder of the children’s hospice House with a Lighthouse was closed because no elements of a crime were found, an Investigative Committee investigator told attorney Mikhail Biryukov.

Lida Moniava was detained on September 2 on charges of spreading “fake news” about the Russian army over a post in her Telegram channel published in February 2023. The next day, a court imposed a pretrial restriction on certain actions.

On September 30, the case was supposed to be sent to court, but the lawyer said it “had been requested” by the central office of the Investigative Committee.

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