The Moscow City Court recognized the arrest of Alexander Belov as legal

On July 8, 2015, the Moscow City Court recognized the arrest of one of the leaders of the ethno-political movement "Russians" Alexander Belov (Potkin) as legal.

Belov's lawyer noted that it is prohibited to elect arrest as a measure of restraint under the economic article under the Code of Criminal Procedure. Earlier, the court extended the period of his detention until October 15, motivating its decision by the existence of suspicions of extremism against A. Belov. The lawyer stressed that despite the merging of cases, the second charge has not yet been brought against Belov, which means that it cannot serve as a basis for extending the arrest and choosing just such a measure of restraint.

The defense side filed an application for the termination of criminal prosecution on suspicion of extremist activity in connection with the expiration of the statute of limitations under this article in January 2015. " A whole special operation was carried out to bring the case on extremism from Kazakhstan. Nine months have passed ... and no charge has been brought ," the lawyer said. The lawyer added that the meeting of the Khamovniki Court, at which the arrest was extended, was held with a number of violations. The lawyer stressed that on suspicion of committing a crime, a person can be held in custody for no more than 10 days, Belov has not yet been charged with a second charge, although a year has passed since his arrest.

Belov added that the judge started the process in an improper form - her robe was not fastened. " My case is politically biased, conducted in the interests of the ruling regime of Kazakhstan and instituted because I had contact with representatives of the Kazakh opposition ," the nationalist said. He noted that the authorship of the "Evil Kazakh" program has not been proven, and the version of his involvement in the program is based on the conjectures of the investigators. Belov petitioned to summon his wife to court to establish his actual place of residence, but the judge refused.

The defenders asked to replace their client's measure of restraint with a measure of restraint not related to deprivation of liberty. The prosecutor considers the decision to extend the arrest lawful.

Recall , that Belov complained to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for illegal arrest. The nationalist was arrested October 15, 2014 in Moscow at the Intourist Kolomenskoye hotel. IN mid-October he was placed under house arrest. November 23, Tver the Moscow court changed the preventive measure to imprisonment in a pre-trial detention center. Detention was carried out as part of the investigation of a criminal case on theft 5 billion dollars from Russian and Ukrainian investors of the Kazakh BTA Bank. A. Belov is charged with Art. 174 of the Criminal Code (legalization of money funds acquired by other persons by criminal means).

Sources

• The Moscow City Court legalized the arrest of the nationalist Belov: he has not been charged for almost a year // Kasparov.ru. 2015. July 8.