FILE PHOTO: Plastic letters arranged to read "Sanctions" are placed in front of Russian flag colors in this illustration taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued sanctions on Tuesday against a Russian judge for her role in the detention of activist Alexei Gorinov over his comments opposing Russia's war in Ukraine, the Treasury Department said.
The Treasury Department said the judge, Olesya Mendeleeva, ordered the arbitrary detention of Gorinov, a human rights activist and former Moscow city councilor. She sentenced Gorinov to seven years in prison in July 2022 for voicing opposition to the war, it said.
