In Novosibirsk, the court sentenced the defendants in the Artpodgotovka case

The Novosibirsk Regional Court sentenced the defendants in the Artpodgotovka case, accused of preparing mass riots (Article 212 of the Criminal Code). Kommersant is about this.

reports Alexander Komarov was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony. Anatoly Plotnikov was given a two and a half year suspended sentence: previously he. Vyacheslav Dobrynin was sent for compulsory treatment to a psychiatric hospital.

pleaded guilty According to the court, the men planned to organize mass riots on November 5, 2017, “accompanied by violence, arson, destruction of property, and the use of weapons, poisonous and other substances.” However, the indictment states that they were unable to do this “due to circumstances beyond their control.”

During the searches, the accused allegedly found 20 Molotov cocktails, walkie-talkies, knives and smooth-bore weapons with cartridges.

Dobrynin, Komarov and Plotnikov were accused of preparing to organize mass riots (Part 1 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code). In addition, Dobrynin was accused of preparing to participate in mass riots (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code). Plotnikov was also charged with complicity in illegal possession of weapons (Part 1 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 5 of Article 33 of the Criminal Code).

• On November 5, 2017, Artpodgotovka participants took to the streets in several Russian cities. The leader of the movement, Vyacheslav Maltsev, promised that a revolution would take place on this day. There are more than 400 people throughout the country.

In Novosibirsk, protesters gathered in a park without banners or weapons. However, that day the police detained more than 20 people. detained