Who was Gonzalo Lira?
Quick rundown:
>Chilean–American novelist and film director
>He went under the pseudonym 'Coach Red Pill' on YT
>Between 2010 and 2012, Gonzalo Lira published economic analysis on his blog, he made a forecast about the hyperinflation that threatened the US dollar
>His YT channel became popular during the rise of MGTOW and RP related content in the mid 2010s
>Over the years his content shifted more towards politics again
>Fast forward to 2020 and the C19 pandemic
>Gonzalo decides to move with his family to Ukraine "so he can enjoy the freedom without the C19 restrictions that are imposed in the West"
>2022 comes around and Russia invades Ukraine
>Gonzalo openly expresses his support for Russia and disdain for Western media
>These videos caused him to be expelled from the Premier Palace Hotel in Kiev
>Friends and relatives of Lira confirmed that they had lost contact with him since April 15
>On the 22nd of April he was interviewed by Alex Christoforou (The Duran), to say that he had been arrested by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)
>In May 2023 he was re-arrested in Kharkiv, and Ukrainian authorities charged him with the alleged crime of justifying “Russia’s armed aggression” and disseminating “fakes about the war in Ukraine.”
>If convicted of these crimes, he faces 13 years in prison
>He gets released on bail shortly afterwards
>On August 1st he posted 3 videos on YT and a lengthy Twitter posts where he explains what happened to him in the last 3 months
>In the 3 YT videos he confesses that he will attempt to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Hungarian border and seek asylum in Hungary
>After 24 hours of silence, Mark Sleboda, confirmed to RT that Gonzalo was stopped by Ukrainian border guards and has not been heard from since.
>Fast forward to January 12th and CRP is confirmed dead