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A court in Moscow extended the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center for politician Vladimir Kara-Murza
The Basmanny District Court of Moscow extended the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center for politician Vladimir Kara-Murza until October 12, 2022 in the case of “fakes” about the Russian army. The telegram channel of the Moscow courts of general jurisdiction is about this.
SOTA reports that the court closed the hearing in the Kara-Murza case in connection with the “protection of legally protected secrets” because the case materials contain photographs of the politician’s minor children. At the same time, the investigator filed a motion to close the process too late; Kara-Murza’s lawyers consider this a violation.
writes The court also rejected the defense’s request to choose another preventive measure other than a pre-trial detention center.
Since April 22, Kara-Murza has been in custody on charges of distributing “fakes” about the Russian army based on political hatred (clause “e”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The case was initiated due to the politician’s speech in the Arizona House of Representatives. In particular, in his speech he said: “Today the whole world sees what the Putin regime is doing to Ukraine. He drops bombs on residential areas, on hospitals and schools."
said Before the criminal case became known, Kara-Murza was sentenced to 15 days under the article of disobedience to the police (Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code). The politician allegedly “behaved inappropriately” at the sight of the police, “changing his trajectory, speeding up his pace and trying to escape when asked to stop.”
was arrested Another criminal case on July 13 against an oppositionist who is in a pre-trial detention center - under the article on carrying out the activities of an “undesirable organization” (Part 1 of Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code). This became known only at the end of July; details of the case were not reported for a long time. “Lawyer Olga Mikhailova and I were racking our brains about what kind of “undesirable organization” and what specific episode were meant and would be charged against him. But the reality, in its absurdity, exceeded our expectations,” wrote the politician’s lawyer Vadim Prokhorov.
filed According to the prosecution, Kara-Murza is charged with collaboration with the foundation - allegedly using the organization's money. On October 27, 2021, the politician held a conference in support of Russian political prisoners at the Sakharov Center in Moscow. This is the first known case under the “undesirable organization” article, not related to.
Free Russia Foundation “Open Russia” In August 2021, Kara-Murza will become vice president of the Free Russia Foundation in order to be able to continue activities in Russia. According to the note to Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code, voluntary termination of cooperation with an “undesirable organization” exempts from criminal liability.
left - Since February 24, the first day of the “special operation” in Ukraine, residents of Russian cities have been going out to anti-war rallies every day and talking about the tragedy online. Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. At the moment, more than 200 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. guide - Article 207.3 (Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation) into the Criminal Code in March 2022 - this is how the authorities responded to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that does not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under this article is 15 years in prison.