A professional-Putin Chilean-American filmmaker who was imprisoned in Ukraine over allegations of spreading Russian propaganda has died in jail.
Gonzalo Lira, a 55-year-old YouTuber and movie director who was born in Burbank, California, and spent a part of his childhood within the Los Angeles space, died in a Ukrainian jail on Friday, the State Division confirmed to Fox Information Digital.
“We can confirm the death of U.S. citizen Gonzalo Lira in Ukraine,” a State Division spokesperson informed Fox Information Digital. “We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss.”
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The spokesperson added that the division stands “ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance,” however would don’t have any additional remark “out of respect from the family during this difficult time.”
Lira gained a following posting pro-Russian content that justified Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, in line with a report from Newsweek, a felony offense beneath Ukrainian legislation. He was initially jailed in Might 2023 however was launched on bail. He was jailed once more after posting a video hinting that he was going to depart the nation, being arrested once more for allegedly breaching the circumstances of his bail.
American-Chilean filmmaker Gonzalo Lira died in Ukraine. Lira had been in a Ukrainian jail on costs of spreading Ukrainian propaganda. (X/@GonzaloLira1968)
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Newsweek additionally reported that Lira made many controversial posts earlier than being picked up by Ukrainian authorities, together with labeling Ukrainian President Volodymry Zelenskyy a “cokehead” and praising Putin’s “special military operation” as “one of the most brilliant invasions in military history.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint press convention with European Council President Charles Michel and President of Moldova Maia Sandu in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photograph/Efrem Lukatsky)
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The Ukrainian authorities’s Middle for Stategic Communication and Data Safety mentioned Lira was arrested for “justifying Russian aggression against Ukraine,” in line with Newsweek, a violation of Article 463-2 of Ukrainian felony legislation.
