Jacques Tilly's carnival floats mocking Vladimir Putin have landed him before a Moscow court. As the trial drags on, the Dusseldorf-based satirist has denounced the charges as an assault on freedom of expression.
Tilly is not in Russia. The trial is held in his absence.
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abbadon420@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 225d
I wouldn't be going to Russia any time soon, if I were him
Localhorst86@feddit.org · 3 pts · 225d
or any other country that is friendly with russia and might be willing to extradite him to russia.
merdaverse@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 225d
Imagine being so pathetic that you sue someone criticizing you in another country over which you have no jurisdiction.
AnnieByniaeth@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 225d
In which case he could hardly hope for better publicity. What are the Russians thinking to go ahead and do this?
Randelung@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 224d
If they follow the US example they'll kidnap him and say it's justified.