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Russian father convicted over anti-war comments held in Belarus

Moskalev came under fire after his 13-year-old daughter, Masha, drew a picture criticizing the war in Ukraine. (Photo: OVD-Info)

Aleksei Moskalyov, a Russian father convicted over anti-war comments on social media in a ruling that put his custody of his 13-year-old daughter in jeopardy, was detained in Belarus after fleeing house arrest, his lawyer said Thursday.

Aleksei Zakhvatov, the lawyer for Moskalyov, said in a statement on Telegram, a social messaging application, that his client was detained Wednesday with the help of the Belarusian KGB, the main security agency in the country. Belarus is a close ally of Russia.

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