Chronicle of current events

Lebedev under house arrest, Razvozzhaev in the prison basement and other achievements of the system

February 12, Tuesday

The world court of the Zheleznodorozhny district of Novosibirsk found the artist Artem Loskutov not guilty of insulting the feelings of believers . The artist was accused of making and distributing T-shirts in support of Pussy Riot.

February 13, Wednesday

The Basmanny Court of Moscow placed Konstantin Lebedev, a defendant in the Anatomy of Protest-2 case , who was previously in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center, under house arrest. On February 9, another defendant in this case, politician Sergei Udaltsov, was placed under house arrest.

The investigators decided to transfer Leonid Razvozzhaev to Moscow from Irkutsk, where he was taken in the case of the theft of fur hats . Until the transfer order reached the Irkutsk pre-trial detention center, according to lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky, Razvozzhaev was placed in a cell located in the basement of the pre-trial detention center. Along with him there is a mentally ill prisoner.

February 14, Thursday

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation considered the complaint of the deputies of A Just Russia and the complaint of Eduard Limonov, who challenged the constitutionality of the law on rallies , adopted in June 2012. The court ruled that the minimum fine for violating the rules for holding public events should be reduced, and compulsory work can be assigned only in case of injury to health. The Constitutional Court also ruled out the civil liability of the organizers of a public event for the actions of its participants.

Police officers came to the apartment of political emigrant Jenny Kurpen, who asked for asylum in Ukraine , fearing persecution in the Bolotnaya case. The police questioned Aunt Jenny about her whereabouts and said they wanted to question the girl about the events of May 6th.

The Investigative Committee put the Georgian politician Givi Targamadze on the wanted list. He, as one of the heroes of the documentary film "Anatomy of Protest-2", was charged in absentia with preparations for organizing mass riots (part 1 of article 30 and part 1 of article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

February 15, Friday

The organizers of the social march "For the Rights of Muscovites" have applied to the Moscow City Hall to hold a rally on March 2 . Event organizers: Mossovet movement, Moscow Civil Forum, Left Front, RPR-Parnas. The number of declared participants is 500 people.

The Agora Association reports that the Investigative Committee invites lawyers representing the interests of the accused in the Bolotnaya case to sign a non-disclosure agreement , despite the fact that the proceedings have already been completed.