OFAC Sanctions Russian Judge Known for 'Harsh' Sentences
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned Russian Judge Olesya Mendeleeva for her involvement in the “arbitrary detention” of Moscow city councilor and human rights advocate Alexei Gorinov, who was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2022…
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for opposing Russia’s war against Ukraine. OFAC said Mendeleeva is known for giving “long and harsh sentences” and convicted Gorinov of “knowingly disseminating false information about the Russian military," the first judge in Russia to find a defendant guilty for such a charge.