Overview
- Komleva reports she has been unable to speak since September 8 while held in SIZO‑5 in Dyurtyuli, noting earlier brief episodes never lasted more than seven hours.
- Her husband described the loss of speech as a neurological reaction, a characterization not independently confirmed in the reports.
- In late July, a closed hearing at Ufa’s Kirovsky District Court convicted her of spreading so‑called military falsehoods and participating in an extremist community and imposed a 12‑year general‑regime term.
- Prosecutors had requested a 13‑year sentence, and the verdict also included one year of freedom restrictions plus bans on website administration and organizing or joining mass events for five years.
- Detained on March 27, 2024, the RusNews contributor and former Navalny HQ volunteer covered protests in Bashkortostan, and supporters published her letter as questions persist over how the court will conduct proceedings given her condition.