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Day of Mikhail Kosenko
April 20 - Solidarity Day with Mikhail Kosenko. He is 38 years old. Arrested on June 8, 2012. Perhaps Michael is in the most difficult situation among all the accused in the swamp case. He is charged with the most difficult-the 2nd part of the 318th article of the Criminal Code (causing harm that is dangerous to life or health). The investigation believes that he, along with the guilty of his guilt, Maxim Luzyanin beat the riot police fighter. While the only video available shows that he stood behind the fight, without taking part in it. But not only this is the matter.
Mikhail disabled person of the 2nd group, he has a mental illness. The investigation began its actions with what sent Mikhail to a forensic psychiatric examination, which suddenly changed his diagnosis (confirmed by doctors for more than 10 years) to a much more difficult, recognizing him as a legally incompetent and dangerous for society. Now he faces forced treatment by court decision - for an indefinite period, with unknown consequences. While he is in a prison hospital. There were repeatedly problems with the transfer of familiar and always helping drugs. His case threatens to revive the Soviet traditions of punitive psychiatry. Mikhail is a calm, independent person who, until recently, was fond of exclusively books - literary classics, history, philosophy. From a homemade closed life, he was brought out by a flurry of protests of the "elected" year. He began to go to rallies. Still on its own, without adjusting to any movement. On May 6, he came to Bolotnaya.
Mom Mikhail Kosenko
The trial has already been on it since November. He is judged by the first of the "swamps", and to be first harder. The fate of the others largely depends on the exit of the court. Justice is in no hurry, despite the fact that Mikhail’s mental state in prison began to rapidly worsen. One gets the impression that the domestic femid is simply waiting for it to break and stops resistance. And he resists. At one of the first court sessions, Mikhail made a speech, accusing the Russian authorities of the factory for political reasons: "No mass riots took place on May 6, no state property was destroyed, but what really was was the violence of citizens during the agreed rally." It is very difficult for Mikhail, but he keeps courageously, during the meetings carefully monitors what is happening, asks questions and comments on the accusations. He, like no one today needs help and support.