Yuri Kuliy sentenced to 8 months in a penal colony

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow found Yuri Kuliy guilty of using violence against a police officer during an anti-corruption rally in Moscow on March 26 and sentenced him to 8 months. This was reported by those present in the courtroom. Previously, the prosecutor sentenced Kuliya to 2 years in prison.

colony-settlement requested Earlier it became known that Yuri Kuliy, who declared his innocence, decided to admit guilt and agreed to have the case considered in a special manner.

Kuliy, as investigators believe, attacked police officer Gavryutin. Kuliy himself told his lawyer that he was simply trying to separate the elderly man and the riot police. The case also contains testimony from a police officer who points to Kulia as the person “who grabbed his arm and thereby caused him pain” (though the policeman did not suffer any bodily injuries).