News digest for October 27

Sentence to the participant of the action on January 23, a new case against Lyubov Sobol and a request for punishment to the former policeman because of the rally on April 21. We are talking about the main news for October 27th.

• The court appointed 10 months in prison to libertarian Gleb Maryasov in the case of blocking roads for protests on January 23. Taking into account the period spent under the ban on certain actions, the activist will stay in the colony for about six months. In addition, he must pay compensation to the metropolitan metro and Mosgortrans.
• Against Lyubov Sobol, was opened another criminal case - the oppositionist is accused of slander because of a video about businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. In August, Sobol left Russia.
• The prosecution asks to assign 200 hours of compulsory work to former policeman Sergei Rimsky in the case of insulting a government official. According to investigators, the man allegedly spoke obscenely towards the police during the detention at the rally on April 21.
• A court in the Nizhny Novgorod Region sentenced Jehovah's Witnesses Alexei Oreshkov, Alexander Rakovsky, and Alexander Vavilov to three years' suspended imprisonment. The believers were found guilty under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization.
• Ex-Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Maxim Reznik extended house arrest. The politician is accused under the article on the purchase of drugs without the intent to sell.
• to the State Duma . was submitted A draft law on punishment for identifying the role of the USSR and Nazi Germany
• The court appointed 10 days of arrest for activists from Moscow who protested against the construction of an apart-hotel. They were found guilty under the article on disobedience to police officers.
• The Moscow City Court sent for a new trial the case of a member of the TEC with the right to vote, who was detained because of the rally on January 31. The court also reduced the fine imposed on a participant in the same action from 15,000 to 10,000 rubles. The activists were assisted by Yelena Felgenhauer, a lawyer from OVD-Info, and Yekaterina Ryzhova, a lawyer.