Gonzalo Lira posts on X.com 6 hours ago (excerpts)
"Right now, I'm about to try to get out of Ukraine, and seek political asylum in Hungary.... "
"On May 1, I was arrested for my YouTube videos. My crime was making videos critical of the West and their proxy regime in Kiev—and how they are destroying Ukraine."
"indictment explicitly states that all I did was discuss publicly known facts about the war"
" I was tortured in two of the four cells I was in—by the other prisoners. Guards NEVER beat prisoners—they outsource torture to the other prisoners.
One prisoner actually apologized to me, telling me he had no choice. He wasn't lying. I understood."
I'm out an even $100k on this adventure
"The conditions of my bail are that I have to wear an electronic monitor, surrender my passports, and not leave the city of Kharkov, much less the country.
HOWEVER—after posting bail, I >didn't< get an ankle monitor—and they >returned< my passports."
I'm going to Hungary to ask for political asylum.
If you don't hear from me in the next 12 hours—whelp! I'm on my way to a labor camp!
Wish me luck.
https://twitter.com/gonzalolira1968/status/1686140558803140608