Chilean-American journalist Gonzalo Lira has died in a Ukrainian prison, with conflicting reports on the circumstances. The US State Department confirmed his death, while his father alleges he was tortured for criticizing President Zelensky. Some sources claim Lira was a journalist reporting on the war, arrested for posting critical YouTube videos, while others dispute this, labeling him a propagandist, 'sex tour' coach, and Russian agent. Russian officials have condemned his death, accusing Kiev of allowing torture and murder of an American citizen in prison, with Washington allegedly staying silent on the matter.
🇷🇺⚡ Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov: “Kiev was permitted to torture and kill an American citizen in prison (Gonzalo Lira), and Washington stays silent about it.” https://t.co/SnVIqTrcD7
Russia on Death of Gonzalo Lira: “Kiev Is Allowed to Torture and Kill Americans, and Everyone Keeps Their Mouth Shut” via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/MdIUXGueXm
❗️ Russians torture Ukrainians in all occupied territories, electrocuting and beating them up https://t.co/DKIDqsX2Pm
Gonzalo Lira was not a journalist and he was neither tortured nor murdered. He was a propagandist, “sex tour” coach and russian agent living in Ukraine. He died of pneumonia in prison because he was a chain smoker with terrible health. https://t.co/EjONVTcw7e
Ukrainian propaganda accounts are working overtime to smear Gonzalo Lira as if to say “this is a person who deserved to die.” I didn’t know Gonzalo but the salient facts are as follows: (1) He was an American citizen. (2) He was arrested for posting YouTube videos critical of the… https://t.co/EiKm7Kgvd8
Gonzalo Lira RIP #GonzaloLiraRIP New #bengarrison carton Gonzalo Lira died in a Ukrainian dungeon after suffering torture and receiving inadequate medical treatment. An American journalist, Lira was in Ukraine to report the truth about the war. For that he was arrested and… https://t.co/vTBYEzQlBU
The US State Department has confirmed that Chilean-American journalist Gonzalo Lira has died in Ukraine. His father claims his son was tortured to death in prison for criticizing President Zelensky. RT’s Chay Bowes reports. https://t.co/6YGXJgRm4d