In Vladivostok, an activist was finally charged in the case of calls for extremism

On April 12, in Vladivostok, the investigation brought final charges against local activist Roman Belomestnov under the article on calls for extremism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code). About this Activatica.

reports on March 2 that Belomestnov and other civil activists of the Active Vladivostok movement were searched. On the same day, Belomestnov was placed in a pre-trial detention center. According to investigators, during rallies in support of politician Alexei Navalny in 2021, Belomestnov proposed “grabbing the cosmonauts and tying them to poles in the square.”

“The prospect of the case is judicial. Actually, in this category of cases we have never encountered a different position of law enforcement agencies,” said defense lawyer Sergei Valiulin.

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• In total, in the wake of protests over the trial of Alexei Navalny, there are cases 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). aroused