A Russian politician wants to put Vladimir Putin on trial for his words about Poland. Possible penalty

Vladimir Putin in an interview with Tucker Carlson stated that “Poles forced” Adolf Hitler to start World War II and attack Poland. On Friday, February 9, opposition politician Sergei Antonov, who was forced to leave Russia in the summer of 2022, turned to the Investigative Committee of Russia with a demand to prosecute the Russian president in connection with the rehabilitation of Nazism, which is punishable by up to five years in prison – reports the Ideal.Realii website .

Sergei Antonov criticizes Vladimir Putin’s words about Poland in Tucker Carlson’s interview

According to the Russian activist, Putin’s words contain “a denial of the facts established in the judgment of the International Military Tribunal on the trial and punishment of the main war criminals of the European Axis countries and an approval of the crimes established in this judgment.”

Antonov also drew attention to the “aggravating circumstances” in which the Russian president allegedly committed the alleged crime. According to the head of Committee-2024, an association of Russian opposition politicians against the usurpation of power in Russia, Putin “used his official position” and disseminated information “using the mass media or information and telecommunications networks, including the Internet.”

“Rehabilitation of Nazism” as a tool of “repression against undesirable people” in Russia

Antonov explained that accusations of “rehabilitation of Nazism” are used in Russia for “repression of undesirable people.” – The application has been registered and given a number. We’ll see what the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation will do with it, concluded the Russian oppositionist. Antonov believes that the presidential elections in Russia will not bring any positive results for the opposition and will only contribute to the legitimization of Putin’s regime.