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U.S. Citizen Detained in Russia for “Rehabilitation of Nazism” After Social Media Posts
On Saturday, December 9, the Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg arrested local resident Yuri Malev, a U.S. dual national from Brooklyn, New York for disrespecting the St. George Ribbon on his social media account. He is accused of rehabilitating Nazism. He is to be held in pre-trial confinement until at least February 7th, 2024.