The defendant in the March 26 Case, Dmitry Krepkin, had his arrest term extended until August 16

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow extended the term of arrest of Dmitry Krepkin, a defendant in the March 26 Case, accused of using violence against a policeman (under part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) during an anti-corruption rally in Moscow on March 26, until August 16. This is reported by Mediazona with reference to lawyer Svetlana Sidorkina.

According to investigators, Krepkin hit the OMON fighter Zvonarev on the leg. The defendant himself and his defense insist that Krepkin's blow fell not on his leg, but on a police baton. According to the lawyer, during a Moscow anti-corruption rally, Krepkin tried to stand up for a man who was seized by the police for just standing there.

The injured policeman did not apply for medical help and did not write a report on the discovery of signs of a crime. At the same time, in his testimony, the riot policeman Zvonarev claims that he allegedly experienced “severe physical pain” from the blow.

Dmitry Krepkin was detained on May 14, 2017, and on May 17, the judge of the Basmanny Court of Moscow, Natalia Dudar, arrested him for two months, until July 16.

Krepkin does not admit his guilt. In addition, during the consideration of the appeal of the arrest in the Moscow City Court, he stated that he had been beaten during the detention on March 26. Doctors at the emergency room recorded he had bruises all over his body - he received at least six blows.

On June 26, the Investigative Committee completed the investigation of the criminal case against Dmitry Krepkin.