A court in St. Petersburg extended the arrest of a participant in the January 31 rally, accused of attacking a riot police officer

The Leninsky District Court of St. Petersburg extended the arrest in a pre-trial detention center for a participant in the action on January 31, Yevgeny Tugankov, accused of violence against a representative of the authorities (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by lawyer Svetlana Ratnikova, who represents the interests of the defendant under an agreement with OVD-Info.

Yevgeny Tugankov pleaded guilty. His trial will be held in a special order, that is, without examining evidence. The next meeting will be held March 31 at 12:30.

According to investigators, on January 31, Tugankov pushed an OMON officer while in a group of people who were fighting off the detainee.

• 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 . also took place near the Moscow City Court On the day the term in the Yves Rocher case was changed to a real one, detentions , including journalists.