Kasparov is facing a criminal case, Romanova - no

Supporters of the Pussy Riot punk group, detained on Friday near the building of the Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow, may become defendants in criminal cases. Among the detainees is one of the leaders of "solidarity" Harry Kasparov and civil activist Tatyana Romanova.

At the Khamovnik court on Friday, August 17, 97 people were detained. "The protocols were drawn up for 62 people under the article" violation of the established procedure for holding rallies ", the liability for which provides for a fine by decision of the court. For two, protocols were drawn up under the article" disobedience to the legal request of a law enforcement officer ", and on Monday they will appear before the court. The sanction of this article provides for up to 15 days of administrative arrest. The remaining 33 people were released after 33 people Preventive conversations, ”a source in law enforcement agencies told Interfax .

Tatyana Romanova climbed onto a column with a poster in support of Pussy Riot and in Balaclava. After OMON employees chased her, she moved to the territory of the Turkish embassy.

In relation to Romanova, a protocol was drawn up under Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses ("Disobedience to the legal order of a police officer"). “In the Hamovniki police department, they deny the information that a criminal case would be instituted, they told me that such news was even surprised,” said Romanova Publicpost. “I was detained on Friday, I was taken to the Hamovniki police department, I spent the night there, and in the morning I was released under the guarantee of lawyer Vasily Kushnir.”

The lawyer of the "Rosuznik" Vasily Kushnir confirmed Publicpost that they are not going to institute criminal proceedings against Romanova. “A source in law enforcement agencies about Tatyana said that he did not see the corpus delicti in her actions,” Kushnir said. “But if such commands are given, they are given“ from above. ”But I hope that nothing will happen.”

One of the leaders of the "solidarity" of Harry Kasparov, who came to the Khamovnikiy trial, was seized by four police officers and placed in a car zak. Later, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that "one of the employees of the 2nd operational regiment of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow was bitten by a citizen of Kasparov during the detention at the building of the Khamovniki court." Kasparov, who was released on the same day, called this message "the delirium of the blue mare." Ensign Denis Ratnikov said that Kasparov bit him, and wrote a statement asking him to institute criminal proceedings under Article 318 of the Criminal Code ("Application of violence against a representative of the authorities").

“I was beaten by seven people who did it and what I did-I don’t know, but I didn’t bite anyone. Naturally, when they beat you, you are trying to hide behind it somehow. So, looking at this entry, you can draw some conclusions for yourself,” Kasparov said in an interview with Publicpost.

On Monday, August 20, Kasparov said that he was ready to sue police officers who detained and beat him on August 17. Lawyers are going to file on Tuesday, August 21, two lawsuits in the Investigative Committee: the first - about illegal detention and abuse of authority, the second - about slander.

"As for Kasparov - there, according to my source, there is a corpus delicti. I think that a criminal case will be instituted - under article 318, part 1 (" causing harm to a police officer ")," said Publicpost lawyer Kushnir. Kasparov himself categorically refutes this accusation.