Alushta newspaper editor Alexey Nazimov left in custody

The Supreme Court of Crimea has left Aleksey Nazimov, editor of the Alushta edition of Your Newspaper, in custody until January 21, 2018. He is accused of extortion (Article 163 of the Criminal Code) from a representative of the United Russia party. about it Writes "Crimea. Realities".

The court refused to satisfy the appeal of the defense and even removed Nazimov during the trial from the courtroom for violating order. Lawyer Aleksey Ladin believes that the prosecution did not provide any grounds for keeping Nazimov under arrest.

According to investigators, Nazimov extorted money from a representative of the Alushta branch of United Russia for not publishing materials discrediting members of this party. He and Pavel Stepanchenko, a deputy of the Russian city council of Alushta, were detained on October 4, 2016 on suspicion of commercial bribery and mediation.

Stepanchenko is involved in the case as an accomplice. Both are kept in jail. Another defendant in this case, videographer Andrey Oblezov, is under house arrest.

On July 19, Nazimov was beaten by escorts in court when he was getting acquainted with the materials of the case.

In November, Alexei Nazimov said that he had taken money from a representative of United Russia, fearing physical reprisals