The arrest of four defendants in the case of the Telegram channel "Chto-delat!" has been extended until December 14

The Moscow City Court has extended the detention period of the defendants in the case of the Telegram channel "Chto-delat!" Vyacheslav Abramov, Igor Nagibin, Ildar Sadriev and Dmitry Chebanov until December 14. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Yulia Kuznetsova, who is defending Nagibin.

By December 14, if the arrest is not cancelled, the defendants will have spent almost 15 months in pretrial detention.

On the initiation of a criminal case under the article on incitement to organize mass riots (Part 1.1 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code) against the author of the Telegram channel "What to do!" Dmitry Chebanov and "other persons" in September 2021, at which time the arrests began.

It became known that the Investigative Committee believes that “a group of individuals consisting of at least 11 participants from 7 regions of Russia created a network of Telegram channels aimed at organizing mass riots on the territory of the Russian Federation during the days of the single vote from September 17 to 19, 2021.”

In addition to Chebanov, Abramov, Nagibin and Sadriev, the defendants in the case are Igor Kuznetsov, Dmitry Lamanov, Alexey Kurlov, Zhanna Chernova, Nikita Kreshchuk, Alexey Yanochkin and Maria Platonova. All of them are in pretrial detention, except for Platonova, who is under house arrest.

placed At the end of July, an article on incitement of hatred by an organized group was added to the case (clause "b" of Part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code). In addition, in July, a criminal case was opened against Nagibin under the article on illegal storage of explosives (Part 1 of Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code): in September 2021, gunpowder was found during a search of his home - Nagibin noted that he did not know who the substance belonged to.

In August, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal investigation. The defendants and their defense attorneys are currently reviewing the case materials.

The Moscow City Court has rejected the defendant's appeal until September 14, lawyer Yulia Kuznetsova said.

17:01 previous extension of arrest - Author of the Telegram channel "Chto-Delaty!" Dmitry Chebanov and four other people on September 5, 2021, while trying to hang a banner on the building of the Central Children's Store. Subsequently, he and three other people were sentenced to 15 days under the article on petty hooliganism (Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). While serving their sentences, it became known about the criminal prosecution.detained arrested - In September 2021, a case under the article on calls for mass riots (Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code) was also opened against the author of the Telegram channel "Protest Novosibirsk" Anton Fedotov, who was a subscriber to the channel "Chto-Delaty!" - Igor Kuznetsov also under the article on participation in an extremist community (Part 2 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code) in connection with against activist Daria Polyudova and her associates. is a defendant in the "Left Resistance" case