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Musk Asks Zelensky About Imprisoned American Journalist After Tucker Carlson Sounds Alarm
2023-12-10
[ZERO] In May, American YouTuber and columnist Gonzalo Lira was arrested in Ukraine because he "publicly justified" the Russian invasion, according to a press release by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

The statement from Kiev said that Lira "has the citizenship of one of the countries of Latin America" but omitted that he is also California-born U.S. citizen, as ZeroHedge contributor Space Worm reported at the time.

Following his release, Lira said he was tortured in a Ukrainian prison, explaining that "two thugs held my head and used a toothpick to scratch the whites of my left eye, while asking me if I could still read if I had just one." Lira informed followers that he was making a mad-dash via motorcycle towards the Hungarian border:
Posted by:Besoeker

#1  Lira filmed troop recruitment locations, the faces of soldiers and officers. He filmed the bus stops and collection areas for deployment, He also outed the locations (hotels) of journalists who were reporting on Russian war crimes. He also walked around Kiev after the first series of bombings and showed (with addresses) locations that "Russia missed" such as the Interior Ministry offices, police stations, filmed AAA guns and their locations in the city.
His opinions weren't the reason for his troubles.
Posted by: armaros   2023-12-10 17:27  

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