Artist Sasha Skochilenko's arrest extended for one month

The Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg extended the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center for artist Sasha Skochilenko by a month. About this in the telegram channel that covers the girl’s case.

reported Thus, the court supported the investigation's request to extend the artist's arrest. The lawyer asked to change the measure of restraint to house arrest.

The judge also did not allow those who came to support Skochilenko to enter the courtroom; the hearing was held behind closed doors. Taking photos and videos in the courtroom was also prohibited.

A criminal case against a girl under an article about “fakes” about the Russian army (). According to investigators, Skochilenko replaced the price tags in the Perekrestok store with leaflets with information about the shelling of the Mariupol drama theater and the death of civilians. The investigator considers the disseminated information to be false, and the action itself to be committed based on political hostility.

filed clause “d”, part 2, art. 207.3 of the Criminal Code The girl distributed leaflets, but does not consider herself guilty and denies that she disseminated false information.

For the first time in a pre-trial detention center, she admitted accepting a parcel containing gluten-free products that she needed for medical reasons. In addition, the girl was bullied by her fellow inmates.

refused to be subjected to the conditions of Skolichenko's detention in early May: she was transferred to a double cell with another neighbor and provided with hot, gluten-free meals.

improved - Article 207.3 was added to the Criminal Code in March 2022 - in this way the authorities responded to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that did not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty is ten years in prison. included