The Presnensky District Court of Moscow chose detention for two months as a preventive measure for the new suspect in the “palace case,” Andrei Klimashev. An acquaintance of Klimashev reported this.

On March 30, the Investigative Committee conducted a search in Klimashev’s apartment and him as a witness in the case of violence against a police officer (318 Criminal Code) during the January 2021 protests. Later, the Investigative Committee opened another case of violence against a police officer during the January protests, for which Klimashev was detained as a suspect for 48 hours.

interrogated The man was given a non-disclosure agreement. Klimashev’s interests are represented by lawyer Maxim Ovchinnikov, who works with OVD-Info.

In connection with Alexei Navalny, a series of protests took place throughout Russia in 2021 - the most massive protests took place on January 23 and January 31. The security forces reacted harshly to the rallies: on January 23 they detained, and on January 31. detention of more than 4,000 people, more than 5,500 - In the wake of protests over the trial of the oppositionist, criminal cases have been filed across the country against more than 170 people. Most of the defendants were accused of using violence against government officials that was not dangerous to life and health (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code). aroused

A court in Moscow sent a protester in support of Navalny to pre-trial detention center