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Petersburg: The court extended the arrest for the artist Sasha Skochilenko for a month
The court in St. Petersburg extended until September 1 arrest artist Sasha Skochilenko, who is suspected of spreading "fakes" about the Russian army. This was announced by the Telegram channel "Freedom to Sasha Skochilenko."
The artist, musician and activist Sasha Skochilenko is accused of stinging stickers with information about events in Ukraine in the store. A criminal case was instituted against her to discredit the Russian armed forces based on political hatred. She faces up to 10 years in prison. Skochilenko was arrested, and then sent to a psychiatric examination.
- 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 state of health in the pre -trial detention center. She suffers from gluten intolerance, in the insulator she first did not receive a safe food for herself.
- 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 June, Skochilenko was sent to a psychiatric examination. The human rights organization Amnesty International recognized the St. Petersburg artist Sasha Skochilenko as a prisoner of conscience.
- In March, the authorities introduced Article 207.3 to the Criminal Code (the public distribution of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation). The maximum punishment under the article is 15 years in prison.