The court fined the director of an Elista school who forced parents to hand over money for desks
The Elista City Court fined the director of school No. 12, Marina Gederim, 50 thousand rubles. She was found guilty of abuse of power (Article 285 of the Criminal Code), lawyer Vitaly Zubenko, who represents the interests of the victim Larisa Yakupova on the initiative of the human rights organization “Zone of Law,” told Mediazona. The court also ordered Gederim to pay Yakupova 30 thousand rubles as moral compensation. In 2017, Yakupova contacted President Vladimir Putin via Direct Line.