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Entrepreneur Dmitry Skurikhin was recognized as political prison
The human rights project “Support for political prisoners. Memorial ”recognized the owner of the“ protest store ”from the Leningrad region Dmitry Skurikhin by a political prisoner. Now the man is in a pre -trial detention center in the case of re -"discredit" of the Russian army. On Thursday, March 9, reported on the website of the "Memorial".
Details. “The criminal prosecution of Skurikhin grossly violates his right to freedom of expression, assessment and criticism of the actions of the authorities. And it is aimed at intimidating opponents of the war with Ukraine in Russia, ”the human rights activists write.
They demand to release the entrepreneur from the pre -trial detention center and stop his criminal prosecution.
Who is Dmitry Skurikhin. Dmitry Skurikhin is the owner of the “protest store” in the village of Russian-Vyvsotskoye (Leningrad Region). For several years, an entrepreneur has been placing slogans on the facade of the store, directed against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Back in 2014, Skurikhin brought a large inscription “Peace to Ukraine, freedom of Russia” at the store. In May, Skurikhin was fined under an article on the “discredit” of the Russian army.
On February 24, a photo of a new picket with the participation of Skurikhin appeared in the media. Relatives of the activist noticed surveillance of him. The next day, Dmitry was detained and sent to a pre -trial detention center for 25 days. The second criminal case on the “discredit” of the Russian army (part 1 of article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) was brought to him. The maximum punishment for it is imprisonment for up to three years.
Context. On February 24, Skurikhin knelt in front of his store with a poster “Sorry, Ukraine”. Behind him, the names of Ukrainian cities affected during the war were written on the wall of the building.
What else to read:
- The court sent Dmitry Skurikhin to the pre -trial detention center, the owner of the “protest store” in the Leningrad region.
- The family of the owner of the “protest store” in the Leningrad region noticed him surveillance.