Fortunately for Glukhovsky, he is not actually in Russia, and was sentenced in absentia. His current whereabouts are unknown.
I hate clickbait.
That’s not clickbait at all.
A sizable amount of the English reading population comes from countries where convictions come after trials, and trials have the accused present. It’s not unreasonable to assume that he might have been in custody. Also they didn’t mention he is still hiding out of the country until the last paragraph.
yeah but it’s Russia…there’s nothing normal or sane in Russia.
According to their oligarch-based testing methods, gravity still works normally at least.
Yeah. Note the “his whereabouts are unknown”. That’s for his own security, even though he’s not in russia.
That’s why you read the article. The headline is accurate, not sensational. At this point he has been sentenced, which is the news. Article provides context around the current situation of him being in hiding.
“Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced, in absence, to 8 years in prison for criticizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”
This title would have fielded less complaints.
Fuck the Kremlin.
It is a big building but I think you can manage it!
