Ivan Punegov, a defendant in the “palace case,” was released

On November 8, the person involved in the “palace case,” Ivan Punegov, was released from the colony-settlement. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Sergei Podolsky, who defended the interests of the political prisoner.

On August 18, the court found Punegov guilty under the article on the use of violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced him to a year in a penal colony. According to the prosecution, during a rally on April 21 in support of Alexei Navalny, the man “grabbed and squeezed the neck” of a police officer with both hands. Punegov's acquaintances claim that he tried to free the girl who was captured by the security forces.

admitted that Punegov was taken into custody became known in May. In early November, he was transferred from the St. Petersburg pre-trial detention center “Kresty” to penal colony No. 8, also located in St. Petersburg. Taking into account the time spent in the pre-trial detention center, the prisoner was kept in the colony itself for about a week.

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