The family of the former head of the Serpukhov district of the Moscow region, Alexander Shestun, is being evicted from their home

The house of the former head of the Serpukhov district, Alexander Shestun, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison, has been confiscated by the state. This was reported on Twitter by Yulia Galyamina, citing Shestun's wife, Yulia.

Shestun's wife and children received orders to leave the house.

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In December 2020, the Podolsk City Court of the Moscow Region sentenced Alexander Shestun to 15 years in prison under several criminal articles at once: fraud committed on an especially large scale (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code); legalization of funds obtained as a result of a crime (clause "b" of Part 4 of Article 174.1 of the Criminal Code); illegal entrepreneurial activity (Article 289 of the Criminal Code); receiving a bribe on an especially large scale (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code).

sentenced In April 2021, a new criminal case was opened against Shestun under three articles at once: threat or violent actions in connection with the administration of justice (Part 1 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code), insulting a judge (Part 2 of Article 297 of the Criminal Code), and insulting a government official (Article 319 of the Criminal Code). In November 2021, the Moscow Region Prosecutor's Office charged Alexander Shestun in this case.

brought in approved - Human Rights Center "Memorial" persecution of Shestun is politically motivated, and he himself is -, and demands a retrial. considers him a political prisoner