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In the Troitsky District Court (on the territory of New Moscow), on Monday, a verdict is expected in the case of "the application of violence against representatives of the authorities." The defendant is the head of the Moscow Region branch of the All -Russian movement “For Human Rights” Marina Zlotnikova. She is accused of beating two policemen, whom Zlotnikova herself and her supporters unsuccessfully try to bring to justice for abuse of powers when accelerating a mourning event in November 2012 (establishing a memorial sign in the forest to the victims of political repression). That story for Marina Zlotnikova ended in a hospital, where, after an attempt to detain her, she hit with a hypertensive crisis.
The charge under the 318 article of the Criminal Code of Russia (the application of violence against a representative of the authorities) often and successfully use Russian law enforcement agencies to pressure activists. Also, this article is often used as the protection of police from the statements of the citizens they have beaten.
In the Radio Studio, Freedom about her case is told by Marina Zlotnikova, the studio is also discussing this case and the general context of the application of Article 318 lawyer Marina Andreeva, a participant in the OVD-Info project Boris Bailinson and human rights activist Gayane Amrahova.
Source: Radio Liberty