Alexey Kozlov is free

During Monday, Aleksey Kozlov was not allowed to leave IK-9 in the Ivanovo region, contrary to a court decision. He even went on a hunger strike, and on the evening of June 3, Kozlov was released from prison.

“Neither the prosecutor’s office nor the Federal Penitentiary Service will let him go, despite the original court decision, which we, the colony, have in our hands, in general, everywhere. Alexei went on a dry hunger strike, demanding that the court decision be carried out,” Olga Romanova told The New Times in the afternoon . She came to the Ivanovo prosecutor's office to seek the release of her husband. The duty prosecutor for the Ivanovo region Sergei Gazhur did not agree with the grounds for the release of Alexei Kozlov from the colony, presented by his defense (original decision of the Presidium of the Moscow City Court). Later, the prosecutor for supervision over the execution of the law in correctional institutions of the Ivanovo region decided to release Kozlov from custody, in response to complaints from lawyers. On the evening of June 3, Aleksey Kozlov was released.

On May 31, the Presidium of the Moscow City Court reduced the sentence under article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "fraud" to four years in prison, which Alexei Kozlov had already served. Charges under article 174 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "legalization of stolen property" were dropped, so Kozlov had to go free. Before the end of the term, he had to sit for 8 months. The decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, read out on May 31 in the Moscow City Court, stated that many violations had been committed by the Presnensky District Court when bringing Kozlov to criminal liability.

The New Times published an interview with Alexei Kozlov when he was released after the Supreme Court overturned his sentence, in #32 of October 3, 2011