The Trusovsky District Court of Astrakhan sentenced two local residents and one native of the Krasnodar Territory, finding them guilty of extremism, as well as the illegal production and acquisition of explosives, according to the website of the regional administration of the Investigative Committee. The 18-year-old Krasnodar was sentenced to 5.5 years in colony of general regime, Astrakhaners 18 and 19 years old received 5 years in prison and a fine of 15 thousand rubles.

Cyprus police, at the request of the Lebanese authorities, interviewed businessman Igor Grechushkin - he was the actual owner of the Rhosus vessel, which transported the saltpeter that exploded in Beirut, writes Cyprus Mail , citing police sources. Grechushkin is a native of Khabarovsk, now lives in Limassol, Cyprus. On the afternoon of August 6, police asked him “a number of questions regarding the cargo at the port of Beirut” and sent the answer to Lebanon.

Twitter has begun tagging media accounts that, according to the social network, are associated with the leadership of a particular country, Bloomberg writes . So far, the new practice will apply to accounts from five countries: the USA, Great Britain, Russia, China and France.

The Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a fifth criminal case against the opera singer Vadim Cheldiev on suspicion of organizing riots (part 1 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code). This was reported to the Mediazone by his lawyer Batraze Kulchiev. According to the defender, the investigation found a rally against the “Self -Self -Operational Regime” in Vladikavkaz on April 20 “Massage Riostens”.

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow fined TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak 20 thousand rubles for an action in support of ex-Kommersant journalist Ivan Safronov. this with reference to the press service of the court. reports RIA Novosti Sobchak was found guilty under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the rules of holding a rally). A series of single pickets in defense of Safronov took place on July 7 near the FSB building on Lubyanka.

In St. Petersburg, an Azerbaijani was detained on suspicion of attacking two Armenians, according to the website of the city department of the Investigative Committee. A criminal case was opened against the man for inciting hatred or enmity (clause “a” of Part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code). As the investigation established, the suspect, out of “intolerance towards persons of Armenian nationality,” together with other “unidentified persons,” attacked two men.

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced the defendants in the “New Greatness” case to terms of up to seven years in prison. This was reported by a Mediazona correspondent from the courtroom. Ruslan Kostylenkov, whom the prosecution calls the leader of the organization, received seven years in prison, Pyotr Karamzin - six and a half, Vyacheslav Kryukov - six.

The Kirovsky District Court of Ufa arrested Left Front activist Albert Rakhmatullin for three days for rallying against inflated housing and communal services tariffs. This was reported by the press service of the courts of Bashkortostan and Kommersant with reference to Kurultai deputy Dmitry Chuvilin, who defended the Ufa resident. Rakhmatullin was found guilty of holding a rally without filing a notification (Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code).

The Pskov City Court transferred local resident Alexei Shibanov, suspected of justifying terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) and public calls for extremism (Article 280 of the Criminal Code), from a pre-trial detention center to house arrest. This was reported by Sever.Realii with reference to lawyer Tatyana Martynova. “Shibanov should not be in custody in any case, because this is a crime in words.

In Voronezh, a follower of Jehovah's Witnesses, Yuri Galka, had his rib broken during torture during a search and interrogation, according to the website of the religious organization. Galka and another believer, Anatoly Yagupov, are in pre-trial detention center No. 1 on charges of organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). They told their lawyers about torture in the detention center.

In the Kirov region, a criminal case was opened against three residents of the Malmyzh district for the creation of an extremist community and participation in it (parts 1.2 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code). This was reported on the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee. According to investigators, in 2018, a young man born in 2001, “a supporter of National Socialism,” created and led an extremist community.

The deputy head of the administration of the closed city of Raduzhny in the Vladimir region, Sergei Olesnikov, filed a police report against the 16-year-old administrator of the VKontakte group, Evgeniy Sautin, for publishing a leaflet criticizing the authorities. This is reported by 7x7 with reference to Sautin himself.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court sentenced villager Evgeny Shadrin to 21 years in a maximum security colony for the murder of his ex-wife in front of her son. This was reported on the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee. Information about the verdict was published in the court file. As the court found, in December 2018, a drunk man threatened to kill his ex-wife while holding a gun.

In Kazan, after the claims of the prosecutor's office and the traffic police, a pink “women's” parking was painted over near the local shopping center. It is reported by Tatar-inform.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow sentenced 27-year-old Lipetsk native Efim Efimov to a year and six months in prison for attacking ministers of a Moscow church. This was reported on the website of the city prosecutor's office. He was found guilty of hooliganism (point “a”, part 1, article 213 of the Criminal Code) and causing minor harm to health (points “a” and “c”, part 2 of article 115 of the Criminal Code). According to the court, in February Efimov came to the Church of St.