A Kremlin critic who was previously imprisoned has been convicted again and sentenced to three years in prison for opposing the war in Ukraine.

On Friday, Alexei Gorinov, a Kremlin critic who is already imprisoned, was convicted again and sentenced to three years in prison for opposing Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

The three-day trial against Gorinov again revealed Russian intolerance of dissent.

According to The Associated Press, Gorinov, 63, is a former member of a Moscow municipal council who is currently serving a seven-year prison term for his public criticism of the invasion.

In Russia's Vladimir region, a court ordered Gorinov to serve five years in a maximum-security prison, which is one year longer than his previous sentence, according to independent news site Mediazona.

In July 2022, Gorinov was first convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian army at a municipal council meeting. He was accused of expressing skepticism about a children's art competition in his constituency and stating that "every day children are dying" in Ukraine.

The first known Russian to be imprisoned under a 2022 law that prohibits any public statements about the war that differ from Moscow's narrative was him.

In March 2023, Gorinov stated through The Associated Press that "authorities required a demonstration of an average individual, rather than a prominent figure, to serve as an example."

In 2021, authorities opened a second case against Gorinov, according to his supporters. It was alleged that he had been "justifying terrorism" in discussions with his cellmates regarding Ukraine's Azov battalion, which Russia designated as a terrorist organization, and the 2022 explosion on the Crimean bridge, which Moscow considered an act of terrorism.

According to independent news site Mediazona, Gorinov denied the accusations against him on Wednesday, stating that he only stated that the annexed Crimean Peninsula is Ukrainian territory and that he referred to Azov as a part of the Ukrainian army.

Gorinov's trial commenced on Wednesday in the Vladimir region, where he is currently incarcerated due to a prior conviction. Photos from the courtroom, published by Mediazona, depicted Gorinov in the defendant's cage with a hand-drawn peace symbol on a piece of paper covering his prison badge and holding a handwritten placard that read: "Stop killing. Let's stop the war."

Gorinov admitted in court that as a citizen of his country, he allowed the war to occur and was unable to prevent it, according to Mediazona.

"Gorinov stated, "I hope that my guilt and responsibility for the war will be shared among the organizers, participants, supporters, and persecutors of those who advocate for peace. However, I understand that this may not happen anytime soon. In the meantime, I ask those living in Ukraine and my fellow citizens who have suffered from the war to forgive me.""

Since the conflict in Ukraine began in February 2022, over 1,100 individuals have been charged with crimes due to their opposition to the war, according to OVD-Info, a well-known organization that monitors political arrests. Of these individuals, approximately 350 are currently incarcerated or have been involuntarily committed to medical institutions.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.