The former head of Navalny's headquarters in Arkhangelsk, Andrei Borovikov, had his sentence commuted

The Arkhangelsk Regional Court considered the appeal in the case of the former head of Navalny’s local headquarters, Andrei Borovikov, who was found guilty under the article on distributing pornography (clause “b”, part 3 of article 242 of the Criminal Code). The prisoner's sentence was reduced to two years and three months in prison. Lawyer Alexey Kychin, who collaborates with Network Freedoms, talks about this.

Lawyer MBKh Media reports that the court also relieved Borovikov of the obligation to pay the cost of examinations carried out as part of the criminal case.

On April 29, Borovikov told those guilty in the case of distribution of pornography (clause “b”, part 3 of Article 242 of the Criminal Code) because of the Rammstein “Pussy” video and was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. According to investigators, in 2014, Borovikov published a video on VKontakte containing “naturalistic scenes depicting sexual intercourse, with a visual demonstration of the genitals.”

On June 3, Borovikov’s support group recognized excerpts from the prisoner’s letter, which he sent from pre-trial detention center No. 1 in the city of Yaroslavl:

published “I shake hands with all active citizens who, despite belonging to activist groups and political parties, continue to fight for our rights and for our Motherland. Nowadays, telling the truth is already extremism. Thank you for your congratulations. Thank you for supporting me and my family. I am a happy man. It turns out I have so many friends. Your letters are the best gift."

At the end of May, it became known that Borovikova was leaving Arkhangelsk for the Kirov region pending consideration of the appeal.

transported - Amnesty International persecution of Borovikov is politically motivated. The director of the Russian representative office of the organization, Natalya Zvyagina, notes that Borovikov’s opinion “often diverges from the position of the executive branch, and his criticism is clearly not liked by some of its representatives.” admitted - In 2019, Borovikov was also sentenced under Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code (repeated violations of the established procedure for holding an action) - he was sentenced to 400 hours of compulsory labor. A criminal case was opened after the activist’s participation in several peaceful protests against the construction of a landfill at Shies station. Amnesty International considers both criminal cases brought against the activist to be retaliation for his social activities. carried out