
According to the lawyer, during the preliminary investigation, the new defendant of the "swamp case" of the Nepomnyans refused to testify
The new defendant of the "Swamp case" 24-year-old Ivan Nepomnyans was charged with the final edition, lawyer Dmitry Dinze said on Friday.
He said that during the preliminary investigation of the Nepomnyans refused to testify. “We will give the testimony already in court,” Dinze said in an interview with RAPSI.
According to the legislation, after the final charges and the completion of the preliminary investigation, the parties will have to begin to get to know the case materials, after which the documents will be sent to the prosecutor's office.
According to the investigation, the non-resolving, working as an engineer-designer in NGO "Rodina", during the events on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow on May 6, 2012 he participated in clashes with the police, striking his hands and umbrella.
At the beginning of the week, the Basmanny Court of Moscow left Nepomnya under house arrest. The preventive measure was extended until September 6th.
The accused, who was detained at the end of February, denies guilt .
The opposition procession in Yakimanka and a rally agreed with the authorities in Bolotnaya Square in the spring of 2012 ended with clashes of demonstrators with the police. The authorities consider these events "riots."
Human rights activists call the case politically motivated.