The case of Konstantin Kotov, accused under the “Dada” article, was sent to court

The case of Konstantin Kotov, accused under the article on “repeated violations at rallies” (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code), was sent to court. The head of the international human rights organization "Agora" Pavel Chikov talks about this.

According to Avtozak LIVE, Kotov’s lawyer Maria Eismont filed a petition with the Tverskoy District Court for a preliminary hearing.

information Earlier, Eismont appealed the limitation of the period for familiarization with the criminal case. To study the four volumes of the Kotov case for the defense. However, at the request of the prosecutor, the consideration of the appeal was postponed to August 28.

given three days. In a conversation with Eismont, she said that the postponement was due to improper notification of Kotov about the court hearing. He was notified only yesterday, August 20, although this should have been done no later than 7 days before the meeting. This is precisely what the prosecutor drew attention to when he asked to postpone the hearing.

OVD-InfoAdvocate considers the case brought against Kotov absurd and illegal. However, she added that the Moscow City Court has finally paid attention to the haste with which the proceedings are being conducted. The court, according to her, for the first time “was concerned about the rights” of Kotov and took into account that he was notified inappropriately. Eismont recalled that the appeal against the preventive measure was scheduled for consideration two hours after she filed a complaint with the expedition. The court, according to the lawyer, came to terms with the situation and postponed the hearing to give the defense the opportunity to prepare. She hopes that the courts will continue to be more attentive to the rights of participants in the process.

• Kotov became known 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 decided - on August 20, the Human Rights Center "Memorial" of Konstantin Kotov as a political prisoner. admitted - 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