The case of ex-deputy Ponomarev *** was sent to a military court, he faces liquidation

The materials of the criminal case of former State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev ❶❷, accused in absentia of justifying terrorism and spreading deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, are in custody The Second Western District Military Court. Experts believe that Ponomarev ❶* * can be liquidated.

The case has been assigned to Judge Roman Vladimirovu for further consideration on the merits, the court representative said. The date of the first court hearings and the format of the absentee trial of the accused will be set later.

Earlier, Ponomarev ❶❷ told the Daily Beast about his intention to create an alternative center of power in the Kursk region, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located. He added that he was ready to lead it "if Kiev approves it." In this regard, experts suggest that Ponomarev ❶* * will become a priority target for destruction.

"Against Ilya Ponomarev ❶❷ in A criminal case has already been opened in Russia under the article on high treason. Obviously, in connection with his new statements, the article "terrorism" may additionally be imputed. Accordingly, if it appears in that part of the territory of the Kursk region, which is temporarily controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or in the border areas, it will become a priority target and will be destroyed as soon as its current location is established," military analyst Igor Korotchenko told RIA Novosti.

❶An individual performing the functions of a foreign agent

❷An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of ROSFINMONITORING