Investigative actions under the "Dadin" article ended 2 days after the initiation of the case

Investigators reported to Konstantin Kotov, recently accused under the "Dadin" article (212.1 of the Criminal Code), and his lawyer to graduate from investigative actions. This was told by lawyer Maria Aismont, representing Kotova's interests on behalf of the organization.

OVD-Info 19 August to clarify the accusation of Kotov. Another episode appeared in the case: on March 2, 2019, at a gathering in support of Azat Miftakhov, accused of involvement in the attack on the United Russia office.

The detention is told by Maria Aismont:

After that, we were offered to interrogate. We agreed, but only after (Kotov -) will be given the opportunity to chat with the defender confidentially. We were informed that this was possible only in the presence of the convoy, to which we said that this is not confidential communication and that we would not participate in interrogation until they provide the opportunity to communicate with a lawyer alone. They wrote down all word for word, we signed.

OVD-Info-Solo, while we drank coffee, kindly provided to us, came the investigator from the investigation group and informed us: “You will not believe it, but we notify you of the end of investigative actions.” I admitted that she herself is faced with this for the first time

At that moment, when the lawyer talked about what had happened, the investigators printed the indictment, with whom Kotov had to introduce.

OVD-Infokotov on the evening of August 12, a few hours after he was released from the police department for an obligation to draw up to draw up an administrative protocol. On the night of August 12 to 13, he under the article on repeated violations of the procedure for conducting public events (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code). On August 14, Presnensky District Court. This is the first time that the court puts into custody of the accused under the "Dadin" article.

Dishapped to be charged,he sent him into custody in this way, for more than two days the investigation:

• introduced Kotov and his lawyer with the initiation of a criminal case;
• ; The accusation of Kotov - carried out a night, not tolerating the searches without a court order in Kotov’s apartment, where 21 poster were found;
• asked the court to take Kotov to custody that the court and;He did - the accusation clarified. Aismont clarified that the court decision on Kotov’s capture said that he could destroy evidence in the case and influence witnesses. Meanwhile, there is no evidence or witnesses in the already completed case.

• There are five episodes in the updated charge: in addition to the detention in support of Azat Miftakhov, this is the detention on May 13, the detention on June 12, the call to go to Trubnaya Square on July 19 due to the lack of opposition candidates in the Moscow City Duma and on August 10 during a walk after a rally for honest elections.

After the “in defense of the new generation” near the FSB building on the rally in support of Ivan Golunov and against falsification of criminal cases, the detention - after the detention on August 10, Kotov was left for two nights in the police department, but they released the obligation to appeal to the police to draw up the protocol the next day on August 12.

• The criminal case of Kotov is the third case under Art. 212.1 of the Criminal Code, excited in 2019. The first accused under this article in 2019 was the Kolomensky activist, the second - the Arkhangelsk activist, whose business is already. Prior to the initiation of the case against Vyacheslav Egorov, Article 212.1 was not used for more than 3.5 years. Vyacheslav Egorov Andrei Borovikov is being considered in court - the public attention was drawn to Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code after the only convicted person under this article, Moscow activist Ildar Dadin, reported to the torture that was subjected to in the colony. Dadin’s case was discontinued, he was released, and before that the Constitutional Court is applied only in cases where human actions pose a public danger. Recommended