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- Investigators dropped the criminal case against Lida Moniava, head of the Lighthouse children’s hospice.
- Moniava was detained on Sept. 2 and charged with spreading false information about Russian forces, punishable by up to ten years.
- Lawyer Mikhail Biryukov said investigators found no crime elements and formally terminated the case.
- In February, Moniava was fined 45,000 rubles ($530) for “discrediting” the Russian military in three Telegram posts.
