The Prosecutor's Office of the Altai Republic approved an indictment in the case of obstruction of justice (Article 294 of the Criminal Code) against a man who, during a court hearing, tore a confession report from the case materials, tore it into small pieces and ate it. this with reference to the regional department of the Investigative Committee. reports RIA Novosti In July 2020, the Turochaksky District Court considered his criminal case of theft of property.

The Presnensky District Court of Moscow transferred cameraman (FBK) Pavel Zelensky from the pre-trial detention center to house arrest. Mediazona was informed about this by the press service of the court. Earlier it became known that the investigation asked to release Zelensky from custody. The operator is charged in the case due to two tweets. On February 18 , it became known that he fully admitted his guilt.

Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Ella Pamfilova presented a new section of the CEC website - “Interactive directory “Political parties in the Russian Federation””. In the PARNAS tab, a biography of its chairman Mikhail Kasyanov appeared with a note that in 2008 he was not allowed to participate in the presidential elections “for political reasons.” attention to the recording .

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow ordered the secretary of the Krasnoyarsk branch of the unregistered Libertarian Party, Gleb Maryasova, to ban certain actions as a preventive measure in the case of “blocking roads” at a rally on January 23 (Part 1 of Article 267 of the Criminal Code). Mediazona was informed about this by the press service of the court. The suspect was prohibited from leaving the house at night and using communications.

The investigation asked to release the operator (FBK) Pavel Zelensky from arrest. Information about this was published in the file cabinet of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow. As it became known on February 18, Zelensky fully admitted guilt in the case of two tweets.

In Yakutsk, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against shaman Alexander Gabyshev under the article about. Aleksey Pryanishnikov, coordinator of Human Rights Postcard, told Mediazona about this. Pryanishnikov does not know why exactly a criminal case was opened - the investigator informed the defense about the case by phone, the lawyers have not yet seen the documents. Tomorrow, February 25, they plan to carry out investigative actions with Gabyshev.

Moscow courts arrested or fined more than 3,500 protest participants. The counting began on January 23, when the first rally took place in support of politician Alexei Navalny, who was detained after his arrival in Russia. Since January 23, 1,251 people have received administrative arrests for participating in Moscow protests. The majority of those arrested—1,218 people—were found guilty of violating the law “On rallies” (Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code).

The Moskovsky District Court of St. Petersburg, at the request of the prosecutor’s office, banned three links to sites where the anime “Interspecies Reviewers” ​​is posted. This was reported by the joint press service of the city courts. were banned The pages of the websites AnimeGo , Anime Pik and Anime bit . At all links, cartoons are available in Russian voice acting, and on the last site there is a clarification “without censorship”.

Representatives of the Moscow City Hall responded positively to the letter with a request not to interfere with the memorial event in memory of politician Boris Nemtsov on the Moskvoretsky Bridge, scheduled for February 27. about this .

Amendments to the bill, which introduces separate punishment for defamation of veterans, provide for fines of up to 5 million rubles or imprisonment for up to 5 years. this with reference to the co-author of the amendments, deputy Irina Yarovaya.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow refused to consider the protocols drawn up against the special correspondent of Novaya Gazeta and the municipal deputy of the Khamovniki district Ilya Azar because of last year’s posts on Facebook. This was reported by the human rights organization Apology of Protest. The administrative case materials will be returned to the police. For what reason the court made this decision, human rights activists do not yet know.

In Volgograd, a 20-year-old student of the branch was detained who recorded a dance with a naked torso at the foot of Mamayev Kurgan and posted the video on TikTok . This was reported by the press service of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs. In a video posted in the department’s press release, the student said that he was detained for a video that he and his acquaintance filmed in mid-January against the backdrop of the “Motherland Calls!” sculpture.

The Sovetsky District Court of Vladikavkaz sentenced 32-year-old ex-policeman Vadim Tekhov to his ex-wife. This was reported by the human rights organization “Zone of Law” and the prosecutor’s office of North Ossetia. In favor of the family of the deceased, they recovered 3 million rubles from him.

In the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, investigators opened a criminal case against two police officers who beat a local resident. This was reported by the press service of the investigative department of the Investigative Committee for the district. The security forces are suspected of, the department specified. According to investigators, on February 19, two employees of the Bilibinsky Ministry of Internal Affairs department beat a 36-year-old local resident.

President Vladimir Putin signed laws increasing fines for disobedience to police officers, as well as introducing penalties for failure to mention the status of “foreign agents” in the media and “inducing drug use” on the Internet. This is reported on the legal information portal.