The court extended the arrest of the “police ombudsman” for three months in an extortion case

The Dorogomilovsky District Court extended the arrest of Vladimir Vorontsov, creator of the Police Ombudsman public website, until November 6. It is reported by MBH Media.

The arrest was extended in the case of extortion (parts 1 and 2 of article 163 of the Criminal Code). The prosecution claims that Vorontsov demanded 300 thousand rubles from a police officer for not distributing intimate photos that were in the public domain.

The defense asked to postpone the meeting due to the absence of a lawyer, who was not notified of the meeting 5 days in advance, as required by law. The court denied this request. The accused asked to choose house arrest as a measure of restraint, or prohibition of certain actions, or personal guarantee.

4 August 16:12 The Moscow City Court dismissed the appeal to extend the measure of restraint for Vladimir Vorontsov, writes MBKh Media.

• "Police Ombudsman" - originally a group " VKontakte ", created by Vladimir Vorontsov, when he worked in the police and the Center "E", then the pages appeared in other social networks. The public covers information about the violation of the rights of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and criticism of the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
• Vorontsov is charged with two episodes of extortion (Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code), two episodes of insulting a representative of the authorities (Article 319 of the Criminal Code), as well as illegal circulation and production of pornographic materials by a group of persons (Part 3 of Article 242 UK). The next day after the search, on May 8, the court appointed him an arrest, then the arrest period was extended until August. In total, as of July, seven criminal cases against Vorontsov are known.