INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced Twitch streamer Anna Bazhutova to five and a half years in prison for livestreaming witness testimony
about alleged Russian atrocities in the Ukrainian city of Bucha."It's f***** up
It's disgusting and vile," the 30-year-old Bazhutova, speaking from the glass defendant's box, said in reaction to the ruling against
her.The Ostankino District Court in northern Moscow found the streamer guilty of spreading "fake" information about the Russian army on her
Twitch channel."This is a harsh sentence
during its retreat in spring 2022
Moscow rejects these allegations and claims the killings were staged by the West.In June 2023, Bazhutova did a live broadcast that included
witness statements from Bucha residents who directly accused the Russian military of carrying out a massacre
Pro-war Russian bloggers then complained about the streamer to law enforcement authorities.Two months after the complaint, police searched
Buzhutova's home and confiscated her personal electronic devices
Her Twitch channel was later blocked.
