The court imposed a fine on a Nizhny Novgorod resident accused of attacking a security officer at a protest

A court in Nizhny Novgorod awarded a fine to Alexey Zhilin, accused of attacking a security officer (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) at the rally on January 23. This was reported by the coordinator of legal assistance at OVD-Info, Alla Frolova.

The Nizhny Novgorod District Court imposed a fine of 30 thousand rubles on Zhilin. The defendant admitted guilt, so the case was considered in a special manner. Until the court decision comes into force, he will remain under a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions.

An 18-year-old first-year student at the Faculty of Biology of the Nizhny Novgorod State University, Zilina, visited his parents in the Novgorod region on February 4, where he was on vacation, and was taken to Nizhny Novgorod for a seven-hour interrogation. The next day he received a preventive measure. In court, two Nizhny Novgorod residents volunteered to provide the accused with their apartments for living so that he would not be placed in a pre-trial detention center.

detained elected At the first investigative measures and at the trial as the suppression progressed, Zhilin’s interests were represented by lawyer from OVD-Info Alexandra Zarembovskaya. Then, under pressure from the UNN trade union committee, Zhilin refused to become a lawyer collaborating with OVD-Info. During the trial, Zhilin was defended by another lawyer, Elvira Platonova.

According to investigators, 18-year-old Alexei Zhilin grabbed police officer Sergei Kuimov by the shoulders and neck at a rally on January 23 to prevent the arrest of another protest participant, causing the policeman to experience physical pain. During the protest, Zhilin was handcuffed and taken to OP No. 5, and then released on an undertaking to appear.

• 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).
• Due to the detention of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, a series of protests took place across Russia. The most massive actions took place and. The security forces reacted harshly to the protests: on January 23 they detained, and on January 31 -. January 23 January 31 more than 4000 people more than 5500