Russian veteran human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov attends an appeal hearing in Moscow, Russia December 14, 2023. Orlov appealed against a court ruling that found him guilty of discrediting the Russia's armed forces, and the prosecutor's office filed a counter-appeal, demanding a prison sentence for him. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
(Reuters) - A Moscow court on Thursday ordered a retrial in the case of a veteran Russian human rights campaigner who is fighting charges of discrediting the country's armed forces.
Oleg Orlov, 70, has been for more than two decades one of the leaders of Memorial, which won a share of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 a year after being banned and dissolved in Russia.
