The extension of the arrest of Pyotr Pavlensky was recognized as legal

The Moscow City Court upheld the extension of the arrest of the artist Pyotr Pavlensky. Thus, Pavlensky, accused of vandalism in the wake of the arson attack on the door of the FSB building, remains in the pre-trial detention center until the beginning of February. The decision of the Moscow City Court is reported by RIA Novosti, however, the agency's report refers to early January, while the Tagansky Court had previously extended Pavlensky's arrest until early February. The defense asked to change the measure of restraint to house arrest or bail in the amount of one million rubles.