Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS After demonstrations in support of independent candidates for the Moscow City Duma, who took place in the center of Moscow on July 27, the Investigative Committee is investigating a criminal case of “riots”. Last week, the court sent his first defendants under the arrest . On Monday, the Presnensky District Court will choose a preventive measure at least three new accused. "Mediazona" says what is known about them.

The Investigative Committee has charged 30-year-old resident of the Moscow region Vladislav Sinitsa with inciting hatred towards security forces and their families (clause “a” of part 2 of article 282 of the Criminal Code), according to the department’s website.

In St. Petersburg on Lenin Square, a coordinated rally was held in support of the Khachaturian sisters who are accused of killing his father, the North-West reports . MBH Media. " According to the publication, about a thousand people visited the action, the same figure is given by Fontanka. Deutsche Welle reports 1,500 participants. A rally in support of the Khachaturian sisters. Photo: “North-West. MBH Media.

During a clash with Zenit fans near the St. Petersburg Gazprom Arena, one riot policeman was injured, told TASS. the regional department of the National Guard “After the end of the match, outside the stadium bowl, fans threw a heavy object at riot police officers ensuring law and order at the sporting event. As a result, one of the riot police was injured,” the department says. The riot policeman was taken to the emergency room; his life is not in danger.

21-year-old HSE student Yegor Zhukov was accused of participating in mass riots (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code) for trying to lead the crowd from the roadway to the sidewalk during a protest on July 27, the radio station’s chief editor Alexey Venediktov said on Ekho Moskvy. On August 2, at the request of the investigation, Zhukov was placed under arrest until September 27.