The Investigative Committee completed the investigation into the “sanitary case” of oppositionist Nikolai Lyaskin

The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee allocated the “sanitary case” of oppositionist Nikolai Lyaskin to a separate proceeding. His colleagues reported this on Instagram.

The investigation into the case has ended; it contains five volumes, and the defense was given until mid-May to familiarize itself with them. On April 27, it also became known that the case of Lyubov Sobol had been separated.

“Lyaskin was singled out first. It was not very clear whether this was only in relation to Lyaskin, then they began to single him out more,” said his lawyer from the human rights project “OVD-Info” Sergei Telnov.

Lyaskin, like most of the other defendants in the case, due to posts on social networks, is accused of inciting violations of sanitary rules at the rally on January 23 (Part 4 of Article 33, Part 1 of Article 236 of the Criminal Code). According to a linguistic examination, which was published on the oppositionist’s page, in his tweet “The toad will not throw itself off the pipe!” there was “inducement in indirect form.”

In total, the “sanitary matter” is carried out; Recently, the first Muscovite who violated quarantine was charged . His name is unknown; According to lawyer Sobol, the rally participant admitted guilt and was banned from certain actions.