The defendant in the "palace case" Roman Pichuzhin was denied cassation

The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction upheld the sentence of two years in a general regime penal colony for Roman Pichuzhin, a defendant in the "palace case." This was reported by lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov, who represents the interests of the convicted person.

Sentence to Pichuzhin Meshchansky District Court of Moscow. Moscow City Court is the decision.

passed approved June 29, 2021 Pichuzhin was sentenced to two years in a general regime penal colony on charges of using violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) during a rally in support of Navalny on January 31, 2021. Pichuzhin was transferred to different places of detention several times: first from Moscow to a pre-trial detention center in the Vladimir region, then , and then through Vologda. After that, Pichuzhin was transferred to correctional colony No. 2 of the Vladimir region in Pokrov.

back to Moscow in Komi was transported Sign the petition in support of the defendants in the "palace case"! - Roman Pichuzhin was detained on March 2, 2021, after being released from a special detention center, where he was serving an administrative arrest for 30 days under the article on repeated violation of the rules for participation in public events (Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). He was remanded in custody for the next trial, despite his illness. His wife and son remained at large. sent - In total, following the protests over the trial of Alexei Navalny, cases have been opened against more than 170 people 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). opened