The court sent two participants in the protests on January 23 and 31 to pre-trial detention on charges of attacking security forces

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow arrested two participants in the rallies on January 23 and 31 on charges of attacking law enforcers. about this with reference to the press service of the court. writes Mediazona

The name of the first person arrested, judging by the publication of the telegram channel “Kremlin Laundress”, is Alexander Glushkov. In the published video, a man hits an riot police officer twice on the back. The Telegram channel claims that this is happening at a rally on January 23.

The second man, a native of Donbass, Pavel Grin-Romanov, according to the press service of the court, sprayed pepper spray in the face of the National Guard. He was sent to a pre-trial detention center until April 2. The Investigative Committee published a video in which 23-year-old Grin-Romanov says he admits his guilt and repents.

Both of those arrested are charged under the article on the use of non-life-threatening violence against government officials (Part 1, Article 318 of the Criminal Code).

• In connection with the detention of Alexei Navalny, a series of protests took place throughout Russia. The most massive actions took place on Saturday 23 January and Sunday 31 January. The security forces reacted harshly to the protests: on January 23, more than 4,000 people were detained , and on January 31, more than 5,500 . On the day the term in the Yves Rocher case was changed to a real one, detentions also took place near the Moscow City Court , including journalists.
• In total, in the wake of the protests over the trial of Alexei Navalny, more than 20 criminal cases were opened across the country.