Court upholds decision to extend house arrest for Moscow environmental activist

The Moscow City Court has approved the decision to extend the house arrest of environmental activist Olga Kuzmina. This was reported by lawyer Katerina Tertukhina, who cooperates with OVD-Info and represents the interests of the detainee.

Decision to extend the preventive measure Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow, April 6.

accepted Kuzmina is charged with hooliganism (Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code) due to the action she held on August 9, 2021. That day, the woman climbed a tree demanding that construction on Yantarnaya Street be stopped. She had a crossbow with her, which she wanted to use to protect herself in case someone wanted to forcibly remove her from the tree. On August 11, 2021, a criminal case was opened against Kuzmina.

• Olga Kuzmina has been under house arrest since August 17, 2021, as a defendant in a criminal case of hooliganism (Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code). In December, the Moscow Department of Environmental Control fined the eco-activist 3.5 thousand rubles, accusing her of breaking several branches of a tree that the woman climbed with a crossbow. is located in the North-Eastern Administrative District and fined - According to the investigation, Kuzmina did not act alone at the rally on August 9 and "entered into a criminal conspiracy with unidentified persons." The prosecution noted that the Muscovite's crossbow is not a bladed weapon and can be used for sports and recreation. Earlier, lawyer Tatyana Solomina also said that the crossbow was deemed unsuitable for shooting due to a malfunction of the mechanism. emphasized