A defendant in the Left Bloc case was arrested in absentia for two months and placed on the federal wanted list

On February 6, the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow arrested Lev Skoryakin, a defendant in the Left Bloc case, in absentia for two months; he was put on the federal wanted list. This was reported by Evgeniya Grigoryeva, a lawyer from OVD-Info who is defending Skoryakin in court.

The defense attorney clarified that the proceedings against the young man were suspended.

Skoryakina and another defendant in the case, Ruslan Abasov, in December 2021 because of "Happy ChKist Day." The activists unfurled a banner with the same inscription near the FSB department for the South-West District of Moscow and illuminated it with flares.

detained the shares The next day, a criminal case was opened under the article on hooliganism committed by a group of persons using weapons (Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code), within the framework of which Skoryakina and Abasov were brought in as suspects and sent to a temporary detention facility. After which the Gagarinsky District Court chose a preventive measure in relation to the young people in the form of detention. At the same time, Abasov was also charged with vandalism (Part 1 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code).

In July 2022, the Cheryomushkinsky District Court of Moscow changed the preventive measure for the defendants in the case from detention to a ban on certain actions. In January 2023, Abasov was placed on the federal wanted list, and Skoryakin's case was separated into a separate proceeding.

changed announced Later it became known that Skoryakin left Russia.

The Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to arrest Lev Skoryakin in absentia. This was reported by Evgeniya Grigorieva, a lawyer representing his interests from OVD-Info.

April 5 It also became known that Ruslan Abasov had previously been arrested in absentia: the Moscow City Court also rejected the appeal against this ruling.

• Lev Skoryakin was detained several times at protests: at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny, at the US Embassy for attempting to hang a Justice for Floyd banner, after a rally in defense of the defendants in the "Network" case, and at a rally against raising the retirement age. After being detained at the embassy, ​​Skoryakin's face was smashed in the police station, in the "Left Bloc". January 31, 2021 June 3, 2020 May 2019 August 2018 they told