Russia sentenced Alexei Gorinov, the first person to be convicted for speaking out against Moscow’s military offensive in Ukraine, to another three years in prison in a second trial on Friday.

The 63-year-old – a former Moscow city councillor – is already serving a seven-year sentence following a conviction in 2022.

He wore a paper badge with a peace sign drawn on it as a court in the city of Vladimir handed him the new sentence on charges of “justifying terrorism” . The court also ordered that he be moved to a stricter facility, a video published by independent media showed.

“I am for peace and you like war,” Mr Gorinov said after the sentence was announced, according to the website Mediazona.

The second case against him is built on Mr Gorinov allegedly criticising the offensive while in a prison hospital, with his defence stating inmates recorded him doing so.