Pending trial, St. Petersburg court releases video blogger charged with felony offense for performing song

Yuri Khovansky, the video blogger charged with the felony offense of "justifying terrorism" because of a song he performed years ago, has been released from pretrial detention after roughly six months behind bars. State investigators in St. Petersburg made the request without any explanation, initially asking the court to wait until January 8 to free him. They later endorsed his immediate release. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/12/29/pending-trial-st-petersburg-court-releases-video-blogger-charged-with-felony-offense-for-performing-song