Anatoly Bershtein: "Resonant cases"

"So, the girls from Pussy Riot were left in prison pending trial, Udaltsov was arrested for 10 days, Alexei Kozlov was found guilty. The decisions of the “most independent court in the world” in three high-profile cases were passed. What conclusions can be drawn? The authorities (and about it, in difference from the opposition can be said in a consolidated way) will not yield to pressure on herself, does not consider it possible to show mercy-weakness, is not ready to deal with ordered cases, and can herself “order” punishment for cases that have offended her. Does this mean that the screws are starting to be tightened. ? I don’t think so. The authorities simply don’t want to cave in. And in the situation with Udaltslov, excuse me, his behavior, in my opinion, is worth “15 days.” wrong. But this was done, if you like, so that others would not be embarrassed - by the way, I am sure that they will not be given a real sentence, but the most sensitive case is the case of Alexei Kozlov. heart, no one knows what really happened. Alexey himself gives the impression of a decent person. Olga Romanova defends him selflessly. And yet, the essence is unknown, we must delve into it. Although I'm almost sure that the matter is not clean. But this is already “intuition.”