Overview
- The Moscow court says the criminal case against Jacques Tilly was filed on December 15, with the first public hearing scheduled for December 30 at 9:30 a.m. local time.
- A preliminary, non-public hearing was held on December 24, and the case will proceed in absentia.
- Prosecutors charge Tilly with discrediting the armed forces over carnival floats depicting Vladimir Putin, with the outlet Ostoroschno Nowosti reporting claims he spread “fakes” from political hatred and self-interest.
- Tilly told the German press agency he learned of the case via Freies Russland NRW and called the proceedings ridiculous, saying his satire targets Putin, not the army.
- The case reflects wider use of wartime information laws against critics in Russia, which has drawn international condemnation.