The case of Konstantin Kotov under the “Dada” article was transferred to the prosecutor’s office

The Investigative Committee transferred to the prosecutor's office the case of Moscow civil activist Konstantin Kotov, accused of “repeated violations at rallies.” Mediazona reports this with reference to Kotov’s lawyer Maria Eismont.

writes The lawyer appealed the limitation of time limits for familiarization with the case.

Eismont noted that over the weekend she interviewed 30 witnesses to Kotov’s arrests, but none of them saw any illegal actions on his part.

In a conversation with the publication, she said that she warned the investigator that she would not be able to arrive on time. He agreed to wait. When Eismont arrived with requests to question 30 witnesses, she was told that the case had “already been sent.” The lawyer had to independently carry the documents to the building of the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee in Moscow.

• Konstantin Kotov is accused under the “Dadin article” - repeated violation of the law on rallies (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code). It became known about him on August 13. A search was conducted in Kotov’s house. Just two days after the arrest, investigators announced the completion of investigative actions. Then the court will give the defense three days to familiarize itself with the case materials. detention was reported and decided - Kotov’s criminal case is already the third case under Art. 212.1 of the Criminal Code, initiated in 2019. The first person accused under this article in 2019 was a Kolomna activist, the second was an Arkhangelsk activist, whose case is already underway. Before the initiation of the case against Vyacheslav Egorov, Article 212.1 had not been used for more than 3.5 years. Vyacheslav Egorov Andrey Borovikov is being considered in court