A court in Novosibirsk sentenced Furgal's supporter to a suspended sentence in the case of a scuffle with the police

The Central District Court of Novosibirsk imposed a suspended year and a half of imprisonment on civil activist Daria Gorbyleva in the case of a scuffle with police during a rally in support of Sergei Furgal. In court, the activist was represented by a lawyer from OVD-Info, Elena Shirnina.

Gorbyleva was found guilty under the article on the use of violence against a police officer (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code). In addition to suspended imprisonment, the activist was given a year and a half probation.

A criminal case against Gorbyleva after an incident during pickets on December 12, 2020 in support of residents of the Khabarovsk Territory and the ex-governor of the region Sergei Furgal. Detain protesters; then, according to investigators, during the conflict Gorbyleva struck at least two blows to Ivan Peregudov, an employee of police department No. 1 “Central”.

aroused began As a convicted person herself, she only stopped a policeman when he intended to use physical force on another participant in the action of retirement age. An elderly woman took off the mask from the lieutenant colonel’s face with the words “Let me at least look at your face.” After this, Peregudov, according to the convict, “became furious and rushed towards her with such an expression on his face - they thought he was about to trample the pensioner.”

The investigation and trial in Gorbyleva’s case have been going on for about two years. The defense notes that the court has repeatedly postponed hearings for several months. Thus, the prosecution requested punishment for the activist back in September, and the verdict was announced only in December. In April 2021, the judge in the Gorbyleva case recused himself.

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took - Since the arrest of ex-governor of the Khabarovsk region Sergei Furgal in July 2020, there have been protests in Russian cities in his support. Protesters believe that the persecution is due to the fact that Furgal won the gubernatorial elections against the candidate from United Russia, and also because the region showed one of the lowest voting results for amendments to the Constitution. Now Sergei Furgal is in custody. pass is located