The Moscow City Court found the house arrest of the director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature legal

The Moscow City Court agreed with the decision of the Presnensky District Court that the director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature, Natalya Sharina, must be kept under house arrest until July 29, while the investigation is ongoing, the reported on May 31. Moskva city news agency

Sharina was placed under house arrest on October 30, 2015, she was charged with distributing extremist literature using her official position (Part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code): a book by UNA-UNSO leader Dmitry Korchinsky was found in the library during a search. Sharina claims that the book was planted on her.

against the director of the Library was opened On March 31 , a second criminal case - on embezzlement on an especially large scale (part 4 of article 160 of the Criminal Code). Natalia Sharina has been recognized by Memorial as a political prisoner.