Alexey Moskalev was found in the Smolensk pre-trial detention center

Alexey Moskalev, convicted under the article on repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code), is in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Smolensk. Vladimir Bilienko, a lawyer representing his interests from OVD-Info, spoke about this.

March 28 Moskaleva to two years in prison. The day before he escaped from house arrest, but two days later he was in Belarus. On April 12, it became known that the man was going to Russia. Since then it has been unknown where he is.

sentenced, detained , extradited Today, May 3, Bilienko met with Moskalev in the pre-trial detention center. Alexei said that he was detained on March 30 in the city of Smolevichi by eight officers of the Belarusian special services. During the arrest, he was severely beaten with punches and kicks on the chest and back, a muscle in his right leg was knocked out, and they also struck him several times on the head, including slamming his head against the wall.

The man clarified that before his arrest he did not call anyone on the phone, emphasizing that he did not have a phone with him at all - earlier media reported that the security forces were able to track the man because the phone was turned on.

After that, Moskalev was handcuffed, tightening them very tightly, and taken to the temporary detention center. The man added that because of the handcuffs, the innervation of his hands has still not been restored: he cannot feel his thumbs. According to Alexey, he spent two or three days in the temporary detention center, then he was transferred to prison, where he was kept for about a week.

He was taken to Russia by people in civilian clothes in a passenger car without departmental markings. On the territory of the country, he was first taken to the temporary detention center in Smolensk, where he stayed for two days, and then to a pre-trial detention center.

The Moskalev family came to the attention of the security forces after his daughter Masha drew an anti-war drawing in an art lesson. First, the girl was taken to the police, and in December 2022, a criminal case was filed against her father under the article on repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) because of posts on Odnoklassniki.

under In March, Alexey Moskalev was placed house arrest, and Masha was placed under: The Commission on Minors' Affairs argued that under house arrest, her father would not be able to exercise parental control. Officials also demanded that Masha’s father and mother have parental rights limited, but on March 21 the court decided to do so. Masha herself is now with her mother, who has not communicated with her for more than seven years and lived with her family near Tambov.

placed in a rehabilitation center stopped being on April 23, the prosecutor toughened the punishment for Moskalev: in addition to imprisonment, impose a ban on the administration of Internet resources for a period of three years. It also became known that a new lawyer appeared in the case - Rostislav Kulikov from Kaliningrad. In his appeal against the verdict, he agreed with the court that Moskalev was guilty, but demanded that the punishment be changed to a measure not related to imprisonment. Bilienko insists on the complete innocence of his client, and therefore does not agree with the position of the prosecutor and Kulikov.

demanded - Read more about the situation around Alexey and Masha Moskalev in. our chronicle - At the moment, more than 550 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our.

infographic - Article 280.3 (Public actions aimed at discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation) into the Criminal Code in March 2022 - in this way the government 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. On March 14, 2023, the State Duma amended the maximum penalty under this article, since then it has been seven years in prison. turned on accepted