The defendant in the “palace case” Sergei Vasilenko was transported from the Kirov pre-trial detention center in an unknown direction

The defendant in the “palace case” Sergei Vasilenko was transported from pre-trial detention center-2 in Kirov in an unknown direction, writes the “Prisoners 212” project.

Vasilenko was sentenced in October 2021 - he was found guilty under the article of intentional damage to property for hooligan reasons (Part 2 of Article 167 of the Criminal Code) and was sentenced to three years and three months in prison. In April, the Moscow City Court upheld the verdict.

According to investigators, a man set fire to the wheel of a National Guard car during a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on January 31, 2021. In February, Vasilenko was placed in custody, and in April he was taken to the Kirov region.

• After the arrest of politician Alexei Navalny in January 2021, a series of protests took place throughout Russia, mass protests took place on Saturday January 23, Sunday January 31 and February 2 (the day Navalny’s suspended sentence was replaced with a real one). The security forces reacted harshly to the protests: on January 23, more than 4,000 people were detained, on January 31, more than 5,500 , and on February 2, more than 1,400 people . In connection with the April 21 protest , more than 2,200 people were detained, including at least 363 on surveillance cameras.
• In connection with protests in support of Alexei Navalny in 2021, criminal cases have been opened across the country against more than 180 people. The totality of these cases is called the “palace case,” since one of the catalysts for the protests was the FBK investigative film “ Palace for Putin. The story of the biggest bribe ." Most of the defendants are accused of using violence against government officials that is not dangerous to life and health (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code).