The defendant in the "palace case" Valery Lavrov was released from prison

The defendant in the "palace case" Valery Lavrov was released from penal colony No. 9 in the Vladimir region. This was reported by "Dovod" with reference to his son Yaroslav.

writes on September 29, 2021, Lavrov was sentenced to one and a half years in a penal colony. He was found guilty of using violence against a police officer that was not life-threatening (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code). According to the prosecution, Lavrov pushed the security officer away when he tried to detain him at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on January 23, 2021.

sentenced "The entire prosecution case was based on a video where a police officer grabs me, and I turn around and push him away. There was no blow there. Even the medical examination report said that the chest pain the victim complained of was his subjective perception," Lavrov said.

The Vladimir Regional Court reported the verdict on December 14, 2021.

approved - Following the politician Alexei Navalny, a series of protests took place across Russia in January 2021. Mass protests took place on , in , and February 2 (the day Navalny was given a suspended sentence). Security forces responded harshly to the protests: on January 23, they detained , on January 31, and on February 2. In connection with the protest on April 21, they detained , including at least 363 - according to surveillance cameras. arrests Saturday January 23 Sunday January 31 replacements more than 4,000 people more than 5,500 more than 1,400 people more than 2,200 people - In connection with the protests in support of Alexei Navalny in 2021, criminal cases were opened against more than 180 people across the country. The totality of these cases is called , since one of the catalysts for the protests was the FBK investigative film "". Most of the defendants are accused of using violence against government officials that is not dangerous to life or health (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code). "Palace Case" A Palace for Putin. The Story of the Biggest Bribe