In Sevastopol, the Novorossiysk Garrison Military Court sentenced contract service sergeant Redvan Menboriev, who was accused of desertion (Part 1 of Article 338 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). As writes , the sentence - one year in prison - was handed down on December 17.

The Investigative Committee on the public statement of Ramzan Kadyrov, who wrote on his Instagram about the possible involvement of “a certain Kalyapin” in financing the terrorist underground that organized the attack on Grozny on the night of December 3-4. Novaya Gazeta reports this with reference to its sources.

In the Novosheshminsky district, a 39-year-old man was sentenced, found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hooliganism committed with the use of objects used as weapons).

The Aviation District Court of Kazan sentenced 27-year-old Raif Mustafin to 3 years and 10 months in prison in a general regime colony under Art. 208 of the Criminal Code (participation in an armed formation on the territory of a foreign state), reports Kazanskaya Sova. The investigation claims that the man fought in Syria for several months. As clarifies Pravo.ru , Mustafin took part in the battles for the city of Kessab, populated predominantly by Armenians.

The Investigative Committee for Udmurtia opened a criminal case against the police officers under Article 286 of the Criminal Code (exceeding official powers with the use of violence), the reports . Susanin website The video, which caused widespread public outcry, was published on December 9. It shows a man running along the sidewalk and stopping with his hands raised. A group of four people with pistols, wearing camouflage bulletproof vests and balaclavas runs up to him.

The Investigative Committee for the Krasnoyarsk Territory opened a criminal case against a 61-year-old resident of the Partizansky district under Part 1 of Art. 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (use of violence against a representative of the authorities). The investigation claims that a 61-year-old resident of the village of Partizanskoye, who was driving a Tavria, was stopped while intoxicated.

The head of AFK Sistema, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, remains a defendant in the criminal case, despite Vladimir Putin’s statement that the billionaire’s involvement in the legalization of funds for the purchase of the company has not been proven. “Taking into account the decision of the arbitration court to transfer Bashneft into state ownership, the severity of the act charged against him has decreased,” an Interfax source explained the change in the preventive measure.

On Thursday, the Krasnodar Regional Court overturned the decision of the Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar, which did not find the elements of an administrative offense in the actions of the human rights activist from the NGO “Mothers in Defense of the Rights of Detainees, Undertrials and Convicts” Alexander Khlebnikov.

Vladimir Putin, during a “Direct Line” with journalists, expressed his opinion about the demolition of houses in Chechnya for the families of militants who recently attacked Grozny. He called the statements of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, emotional, but at the same time admitted that unknown people took advantage of his words and set fire to the houses of relatives of the militants. “Preliminary verification is currently underway,” he said.

The right of every convicted person to ask for a mitigation of punishment is enshrined in Part 3 of Article 50 of the Russian Constitution. However, in 2013, 42.6% of applications for parole considered by Russian courts were refused (60,685 out of 142,128 applications submitted). On 16,306 petitions, the courts made other decisions, for example, on the direction of jurisdiction or on the termination of proceedings.

It is necessary to move away from the excessive use of pre-trial detention for suspects and accused, writes the Chairman of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin in Rossiyskaya Gazeta. He refers to the flow of appeals to the Constitutional Court and the ECHR, including the improvement of legislation. “It is obvious that we need to move away from the excessive use of a preventive measure in the form of detention.