A Russian teenager must wear an ankle bracelet while she is under house arrest after she was charged over social media posts that authorities say discredit the Russian army and justify terrorism.
tattoo on one ankle and a bracelet that tracks her every move on the other.
Currently, Krivtsova is staying under house arrest in her mother's apartment in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region, banned from going online and using other forms of communication.Kichin said the teenager may face up to three years in prison for discrediting the Russian army and up to seven years in prison under the article of justification of terrorism. However, Krivtsova's legal defense hopes for a softer punishment such as a fine.
"We live in the Arkhangelsk region and this is a vast region but too remote from the center. There are no more protests in Arkhangelsk, so they are trying to strangle everything that is left at its early stage," Natalya Krivtsova told CNN. This is not Olesya Krivtsova's first run-in with the authorities for publicly airing her views. Last May, she faced administrative charges for discrediting the Russian army by distributing anti-war posters.
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