INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Moscow court supported a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence for a pediatrician founded guilty of spreading false details about the
military, Russian media reported Monday.Nadezhda Buyanova, 69, was sentenced to prison in November after the spouse of a soldier killed in
Ukraine accused her of criticizing the war during a medical appointment.According to the lady, Buyanova called her late other half a
legitimate target for Ukraine and stated Russia was guilty.Buyanova had actually appealed the sentence, but the Moscow City Court ruled to
keep both her prison term and a ban on practicing medicine or posting anything online, according to the Ostorozhno Novosti Telegram news
channel.The appeal hearing was held behind closed doors.Around 20 people pertained to the Moscow City Court on Monday to reveal their
support for Buyanova, the banished news outlet Mediazona reported.Buyanova participated in the appeal hearing through video link from the
pretrial detention center where she is being held, it added.Since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian authorities have fined and
jailed scores of individuals for spreadingfakes about the army, effectively outlawing any opposition to the war.
