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Petersburg: Detained a picketer who supported Sasha Skochilenko
In St. Petersburg, police detained Sergey Baranov, who went to the picket in support of Sasha Skochilenko. This was reported by the OVD-Info. Skochilenko is under arrest on charges that she in a store pasted stickers with information about events in Ukraine on price tags.
Baranov picketed with the poster "We can still help Sasha Skochilenko. Write a letter to the deputies of Zaks." The police detained him and delivered him to the department No. 78 of the Central District.
The detainee later told the publication that he was released from the department with a protocol about violations of self -isolation rules.
- The artist, musician and activist Sasha Skochilenko is accused of stinging stickers with information about events in Ukraine in the store. A criminal case on discrediting the Russian armed forces based on political hatred was opened on her. She faces up to 10 years in prison. On April 13, the court sent Skochilenko to arrest for two months.
- Civil activists and journalists created an open letter demanding to release the St. Petersburg artist Sasha Skochilenko from the pre-trial detention center due to potential destructive problems for her health. At the end of April, Skochilenko worsened the condition - the doctors found her cysts in the ovary. Skochilenko also aggravated other diseases - her teeth hurt a lot, as the "eights" (wisdom teeth) are cut.
- On May 7, Skochilenko was transferred to another camera after a complaint about the injury from the neighbors in the pre -trial detention center. She was also provided with the necessary dietary food.
- In early March, the law on criminal liability for fakes on the actions of the Russian army and for its discrediting came into force in Russia. The new article of the Criminal Code - Article 207.3 - provides for up to 15 years of the colony for discrediting the military in the event of serious consequences and a fine of up to 5 million rubles.