A court in St. Petersburg sentenced an anti-war activist to six months of probation in the case of a fight with a man in a jacket with Z

The magistrate of court district No. 8 of St. Petersburg imposed six months of suspended correctional labor on activist Dmitry Martynichev in the case of beatings (Article 116 of the Criminal Code) due to a conflict with a man in a jacket with the Z. letter This was reported by the press service of the city courts.

Martynichev was also given a six-month probationary period. correspondent A RusNews who was present at the court hearings clarifies that the prosecution asked that the man be sentenced to nine months of correctional labor. The defense insisted on terminating the criminal case, since the activist paid compensation to the victim.

The criminal case against Martynichev became known in October. In the fall, the man told Mediazona that in May on the subway he made a remark to a fellow passenger wearing a jacket with the letter Z , but did not fight with him. After the “hustle and bustle” in the carriage, the activist claims, the man with Z received a cut on his eyebrow.

Martynichev was detained and spent a day in St. Petersburg police department No. 77. The activist was fined 500 rubles under the protocol of petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code). A man with a cut eyebrow wrote a statement that became the reason for a criminal case. On October 18, security forces came to Martynichev’s work, and the next day they gave him a recognizance not to leave the place in a criminal case of beatings.

According to investigators, Martynichev approached a man wearing a jacket with the letter Z and asked him about his attitude to the war in Ukraine. When he replied that he supported the Russian invasion, the activist dealt his fellow traveler “one blow to the face with his head.”

According to the press service of the St. Petersburg courts, Martynichev admitted his guilt and “repented of his actions.” In a comment to SOTAvision, the activist said that by entering into a conflict with another passenger, he did the wrong thing. At the same time, he noted that war must be fought through peaceful methods.