By Andrew Osborn(Reuters) - A Russian artist who replaced supermarket price tags with messages calling for an end to Moscow's war in Ukraine is expected to learn her fate in court on Thursday with a state prosecutor asking for her to be jailed for eight years.
But Skochilenko, who has already spent over a year-and-a half in prison, denies the formal charge of knowingly spreading false information about the Russian army.
Skochilenko is due to make a final statement on Thursday to a court in St Petersburg which is expected to deliver a verdict on the same day.
Amnesty International has declared Skochilenko "a prisoner of conscience" - someone who is imprisoned solely because of who they are or what they believe.
One of her lawyers, Yana Nepovinnova, told the court on Monday that her client should be acquitted.
Persons:
Andrew Osborn, Alexandra Skochilenko, Russia's, Moscow, Vladimir Putin, Sasha, Skochilenko, Yana Nepovinnova, Barbara Lewis
Organizations:
Amnesty International, Reuters
Locations:
Russian, Ukraine, Russia, St Petersburg