In Moscow, the defendant in the “palace case” Alexander Federyakov was sentenced to one and a half years in prison

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow sentenced Alexander Federyakov, a participant in the protest rally in support of Alexei Navalny on January 23, to one and a half years in a general regime colony under the article on the use of violence against law enforcement officers (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Nikolai Fomin, who represented the interests of the convicted person.

The prosecutor's office asked that the accused be sentenced to four years in a general regime colony. According to investigators, Federyakov sprayed a gas canister towards a riot police officer during the action on January 23. The man did not admit guilt.

Alexander Federyakov was detained in Moscow on March 31. The next day, the Presnensky District Court sent him to a pre-trial detention center.

• In connection with the detention of Alexei Navalny, a series of protests took place throughout Russia - the largest protests took place on January 23 and January 31. The security forces reacted harshly to the rallies: on January 23, more than 4,000 people were detained, and on January 31, more than 5,500 . On the day the sentence in the Yves Rocher case was changed to a real one,arrests also took place near the Moscow City Court building and in the center of Moscow, including journalists.
• In total, in the wake of the protests over the trial of Alexei Navalny, at least 90 criminal cases were opened across the country, most of the defendants are accused of using violence against government officials that is not dangerous to life and health (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code).