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The Judgment Day
"The Judgment Day"
of the "Mass Riots" Case
News of September 3-4, 2019
Here We Stand is focused on the students facing criminal charges, but persecution of students does not happen in a vacuum
The cases of Zhukov, Konon and Kostenok are parts of larger process – more people have been accused in the Moscow "mass riots" case
September 3 had been labelled as The Judgment Day in Russian independent media. Aside from the news on Konon and Kostenok's release and new charges against Yegor Zhukov, the "mass riots" case resulted in several convictions over the past two days.
Today, we publish a summary of the preliminary case outcomes by September 4
You can read more on the context of the case on our main page.
SEPTEMBER 3-4, 2019
NEWS ON THE MOSCOW "MASS RIOTS" CASE
4 DEFENDANTSSENTENCED TO PRISON TERMS
2 DEFENDANTSRELEASED UNDER RESTRICTIVE
HOUSE ARRESTS
CHARGES DISMISSED
Convictions
Daniil Beglec, 26, sentenced to 2 years of prison for pulling the arm of a policeman
Yevgeny Kovalenko, 48, sentenced to 3,5 years of prison for throwing a trash can in the direction of law-enforcement
Ivan Podkopayev, 25, sentenced to 5 years of prison for spraying pepper gas
Cyrill Zhukov, 28, sentenced to 3 years of prison for touching the helmet of a national guard soldier
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All four have been convicted on the Criminal Code Article 'Use of Violence against A Government Official'
Domestic Arrests
Yegor Zhukov – charges of "mass riots" dismissed, new charges brought up
Sergei Fomin – placed under house arrest, not cleared from the "mass riots" charges
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Watch the documentary on Fomin's surrender to the Investigative Commission.
Charges Dismissed
Vladislav BarabanovSergei Abanichev
Daniil Konon
Valery Kostenok