Elena Basner at the announcement of the sentence. Photo: fontanka.ru The judge of the Dzerzhinsky district court of St. Petersburg Angelica Morozova acquitted the famous scientist-articulate Elena Basner, who was charged with the participation of a fake picture. It is reported by TASS. The conclusion of Basner about the authorship of the picture, indicated Morozov, was a professional mistake, and not a consequence of criminal intent.

Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh in court, 05/17/2016. Photo by Anton Naumlyuk The defendants in the UNA-UNSO case Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh, speaking to the jury of the Supreme Court of Chechnya with the last word, once again declared their innocence. This was announced on his FB page by the journalist "Radio Liberty" Anton Naumluk. Karpyuk in his speech emphasized that he was judged by the fact that he was a Ukrainian, and for the fact that Russia attacked his country.

Project Logo "Open Elections" The expert jury of the project Mikhail Khodorkovsky "Open Elections" presented the final list of its candidates in the elections to the State Duma. This was reported on the website of "Open Russia".

Hussein Mahauria (presumably). Photo with personal FB page The Central District Court of Sochi sentenced a 20-year-old citizen Hussein Mahauria to the four and a half years of the penal colony for posts on the social network. This was reported by the Krasnodar Regional Glavk of the TFR. Mahauria was declared guilty under part 1 of Article 205.2 (public justification of terrorism) and part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (excitement of national, religious and social hatred and enmity).

Galina Starovoitova. 1991. Photo by Dmitry Borko 70 years ago, on May 17, 1946, Galina Vasilievna Starovoitova, a scientist and politician, People's Deputy of the USSR and the RSFSR, State Duma deputy, leader of the Democratic Russia movement, adviser to President Boris Yeltsin, was born.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Short of broadcasting Russian law enforcement agencies sent a new package of documents to Interpol against the ex-head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky on charges of involvement in the murder of the mayor of Nefteyugansk Vladimir Petukhov. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a source familiar with the situation. "By agreement with the General Secretariat of Interpol, the investigation materials on this resonant case were transported to Lyon," the source said.

Alexey Navalny and Pavel Karpov. Photo: George Alburov, Russian-UntouChables.com Against the leader of the Party of Progress Alexei Navalny, a case was initiated about slander on the former investigator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Pavel Karpov, a defendant in the Magnitsky list. It is reported by Life. There was no official confirmation of this information as of 19:30 on Tuesday. The case was stated on May 17 after a preliminary investigation carried out on the application of Karpov.

Anastasia Leonova with a lawyer. Frame "Gromadske TB" The court in Kyiv refused to satisfy the investigator’s request to extend the term of detention of the accused of preparing a terrorist attack to the Russian Anastasia Leonova. This was reported by activist Maxim Kozub, citing a Russian lawyer Viktor Gubsky. "The investigative judge Bugil refused to satisfy the investigator’s petition to extend Nastya’s detention. Motivation is the unreasonableness of suspicion," Kozub wrote.

The village of Tansma. Photo from the site mapio.net In the working village of Pizhma of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, acting The head of the structural unit "Pizhmskaya City Hospital" Alexander Pokhodenko declared an unlimited hunger strike. It is reported by "Interfax-Volga region." "The hunger strike is already the sixth day. The reason is the lack of funds for the current maintenance of the hospital," said a hiking.

Boris Grebenshchikov. Photo: aquarium.ru In Khabarovsk, Boris Grebenshchikov’s concerts planned at the end of May, Interfax reports . The organizer of the Far Eastern tour of the rock group "Aquarium" LLC "Pereter" began to return tickets. In Khabarovsk, the Aquarium group will not be a concert, ”the Serbi group in the Far Eastern Region Group Organization, who was organizing the tour of the group of groups in the Far Eastern Region, told the Interfax agency.

Artem Torchinsky after the attack. Photo from Twitter Alexei Nvalny At Anapa Airport, a group of unknowns attacked employees of the Corruption Fund, according to FBK founder Alexei Navalny. Some of the attackers were dressed in a Cossack uniform. “At Anapa Airport, a bunch of mowers, together with the police, attacked the FBK group. They ran away, not allowing to remove the backpacks, they fell. They beat both men and girls,” wrote Navalny on Twitter. “About 30 attackers.

Palmyra. Photo: Wikipedia Russia is building a military base in the ancient Syrian city of Palmir, inside the security zone established by UNESCO, and without obtaining formal permission from the Syria authorities. It is reported by AP. Pictures, including satellite, under construction of the Russian base, placed the Cultural Heritage Organization of Oriental Studies on May 11 in its report on May 11 in its report.

Crimean Tatars with a national flag. Photo by E. Mikheeva/Grani.ru Regional Majlis in Crimea receive rejection of the annexed peninsula in the coordination of mourning events in the 72nd anniversary of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars on May 18. This was stated by the First Deputy Chairman of the Majlis of Crimean Tatars Nariman Jelal, reports Crimea. Realia.

On May 17, the debate of the parties in the UNA-UNSO case, which has already been postponed twice, is to take place in the Supreme Court of Chechnya. Ukrainians Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh are accused of participating in the Chechen war on the side of the separatists.

State Duma. Photos of faces The State Duma adopted in the second, main reading a bill that limits the import of a number of drugs for personal use by citizens. It is reported by RIA "Novosti". We are talking about drugs that contain potent or toxic substances that are not related to drugs. They are supposed to be allowed only if there is a doctor’s appointment. The appointment must indicate the name of the drug and its dosage.