In St. Petersburg, the court extended the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center for a father with many children, arrested due to protests

The Kuibyshevsky District Court of St. Petersburg extended the preventive measure against Andrei Lomov, a defendant in the case of violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) at the rally on January 23. This was reported by lawyer Svetlana Ratnikova, who defends the political prisoner on behalf of OVD-Info.

Ratnikova clarified that the court decided to consider the case in a special manner without examining the evidence, since Lomov admitted guilt.

Lomov's detention was extended until September 22, 2021.

Andrey Lomov is a surveyor, father of seven children, and a participant in the January 23 action in St. Petersburg. During the trial about the appointment of a preventive measure, he said that he was beaten with batons, and he tried to defend himself from the blows.

• In connection with the rallies in support of Alexei Navalny, which took place from January 23 to February 2, at least 90 criminal cases were opened across the country. The protest participants were accused not only of using violence against security forces (Article 318 of the Criminal Code), but also of violating sanitary and epidemiological rules (Part 1 of Article 236 of the Criminal Code), involving minors in illegal activities (Part 2 of Article 151.2 of the Criminal Code), road closures (Article 267 of the Criminal Code).
• Opposition politician Alexei Navalny decided to return to Russia after completing a course of treatment and rehabilitation in Germany: he was taken there by plane after being poisoned with Novichok, for which the politician blamed the FSB . After his return, he was detained and then taken into custody .
• In connection with the detention of Alexei Navalny, a series of protests took place throughout Russia. The most massive actions took place on January 23 and January 31. 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 .