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Grigorii Chkhartishvili, known as Boris Akunin, faces charges of justifying terrorism, attempting to violently change the constitutional order, and evading foreign agent obligations. The case was initiated after a conversation with pranksters and has led to book bans and searches of his publisher.
Sentence Length
14 years
Based on shared charges, location & timing