The St. Petersburg court refused to acquit the defendant in the “palace case” Garipov and approved the verdict

The St. Petersburg City Court upheld the sentence of the defendant in the “palace case” Eldar Garipov, press service of local courts. His interests were represented by lawyer Igor Skachko, who collaborates with OVD-Info.

transfers In February, a man under the article on the use of non-life-threatening violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny in January 2021. According to investigators, Garipov resisted arrest and injured one of the National Guard. The man did not admit his guilt.

was found guilty. As a result, the person involved in the case was sentenced to one and a half years in a penal colony and was immediately released - the court took into account the period that Garipov spent in a pre-trial detention center.

The man appealed this decision and asked the court to acquit him with the right to rehabilitation. Garipov and the lawyer pointed out that the court of first instance completely sided with the prosecution and did not pay attention to the shortcomings in the case materials. He also stressed that no punishment had been assigned in the case.

preliminary hearing In his last word, Garipov noted that during his arrest at the rally, he could not hit the National Guard. According to the defendant, the case against him was fabricated to hide abuse of power. He also added that the sentence was based on political motives. But in the end, the City Court upheld the decision of the first instance.

The Third Court of Cassation in St. Petersburg did not satisfy the appeal against the sentence of Eldar Garipov. The court left the verdict and the appeal ruling unchanged. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Igor Skachko, who is involved in the case.

April 11, 2023 - During the rally, security forces harshly detained Garipov - immediately after this he was hospitalized. Paramedics who provided first aid to the man reported his injuries to police. Then a local police officer came to the protester’s home and promised to transfer materials about the beating to the Investigative Committee. However, in the end, a case was brought against Garipov himself. - In connection with and subsequent to Alexei Navalny, a series of protests took place throughout Russia in 2021. The security forces reacted harshly to the mass protests: on January 23 they detained, and on January 31 -. arresting more than 4,000 people more than 5,500 - Law enforcement agencies in the wake of protests across the country have cases against more than 170 people. Participants in the rallies were accused of using violence against security forces (Article 318 of the Criminal Code), violating sanitary and epidemiological rules (Part 1 of Article 236 of the Criminal Code), involving minors in illegal activities (Part 2 of Article 151.2 of the Criminal Code), blocking roads (Art. 267 of the Criminal Code) and under other articles. aroused