The defendant in the “palace case,” Sergei Vasilenko, was released after two and a half years in prison. this Activist Nastya Shevchenko reports on her Telegram channel.
In October 2021, the Presnensky District Court of Moscow sentenced Vasilenko to three years and three months in a general regime colony. The man was found guilty under the article on intentional damage to property for hooligan reasons (Part 2 of Article 167 of the Criminal Code). The Moscow City Court approved this sentence.
According to investigators, Vasilenko set fire to the wheel of a Russian Guard car during a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on January 31, 2021.
Sergei Vasilenko served time in IK-6 in the Ryazan region. since February 2021 . The man has been in custody
- In connection with protests in support of Alexei Navalny, more than 170 criminal cases were opened throughout the country. The totality of these cases is called the “palace case,” since one of the catalysts for the protests was the FBK investigative film “ Palace for Putin. The story of the biggest bribe ." Most of the defendants are accused of using violence against government officials that is not dangerous to life and health (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code).