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The Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court upheld the 20-day arrest sentence for the participant in the meeting with Navalny
On October 17, the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court upheld the decision to arrest Vladimir Kravtsov, who was detained on September 29 at a rally of supporters of Navalny, for twenty days. This was reported on the Facebook of the Nizhny Novgorod "Memorial".
According to eyewitnesses, Judge Dronov behaved defiantly, rudely interrupted the participants, and was rude. The defenders at the trial were lawyer Yevgeny Gubin and lawyer Konstantin Zinoviev
in Nizhny Novgorod On September 29, several participants in the meeting with Alexei Navalny were detained , including Vladimir Kravtsov. for repeated violation of the rules for participation in a mass rally (part 8 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) On October 9, Kravtsov was arrested for twenty days .
A total of seven people were detained , including one minor. Earlier, the local administration first agreed on a rally-meeting with the oppositionist, and then canceled its decision. The officials replied that the site was occupied, which means that the planned action would be considered inconsistent.