The Lublin District Court upheld the fine imposed on Alexei Navalny for refusing to remove and refute the investigation into the supply of products for the National Guard at inflated prices. Information about this was discovered by MBKh Media on the website of the court.
In the appeal, the politician pointed out that the fine was illegal, and the case should be dismissed, since there was no offense in his actions, and his guilt was not proven. The court considered the offense proven, and the arguments in the complaint untenable.
- for the second time In mid-May, the justice of the peace of court district No. 257 of the Maryino district fined the politician Alexei Navalny 15,000 rubles for refusing to remove the investigative video. The politician was found guilty of failure to comply with the requirements to stop the dissemination of information and its refutation (part 1.2 of article 17.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). for the first time The politician was fined by the same judge in December 2019.
- In February 2019, the Moscow Arbitration Court ordered Alexei Navalny to remove the video and the investigation . The lawsuit against the politician was filed by the Friendship of Peoples meat processing plant. In the investigation of Navalny and the Anti-Corruption Foundation, in particular, it is said that Dmitry Medvedev gave the meat processing plant the right to supply products to the National Guard without tenders and competition. According to the documents published by Navalny, products for department employees are purchased at greatly inflated prices.