The court left under house arrest a teenager accused of spraying gas at protests

The Moscow City Court upheld the extension of house arrest for teenager Mikhail Galyashkin. He is accused of spraying gas from a pepper spray on June 12 during a rally against corruption and hit a soldier of the National Guard. about this RAPSI writes with reference to the press service of the court.

The young man will remain under house arrest until March 26, 2018.

• A schoolboy was detained at a rally against corruption on June 12. Later, he was charged with the use of violence against a law enforcement officer (under part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). On June 16, Galyashkin was placed under house arrest.
• On September 1, the Investigative Committee began checking the actions of the police officers who detained Galyashkin, since the next day after the arrest, a medical examination found a bruise on the student’s neck, which “was formed from a shock or squeezing effect of a hard blunt object with a limited contact surface.”
• Actions against corruption were held on June 12 in 154 cities of Russia. Unlawful detentions and beatings of participants by the police were recorded at the actions. got into the police department More than 1769 people . In 46 police departments, at least 109 serious violations of the law were committed by officers.