The Office of the Investigative Committee for Chuvashia opened a criminal case for the murder (Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code) of a 30-year-old resident of the city of Alatyr. This is reported on the department's website. According to investigators, on the morning of December 22, the couple quarreled “due to jealousy.” The husband beat his wife with an ax, including on the head. She died.

Residents of the city of Old Crimea gathered at the house of 33-year-old Crimean Tatar Nariman Ametov, who reported being tortured by electric shock in order to confess in the case of damage to a gas pipeline in the village of Perevalny near Simferopol. about this . writes “Crimean Solidarity” According to activists, at least 400 people came to support Ametov.

The Ministry of Justice recognized the LGBT+ initiative group “Reverse” from Krasnodar and the St. Petersburg LGBT initiative group “Coming Out” as an unregistered association—a “foreign agent.” This is stated on the ministry's website. The Exit website states that they offer “free psychological, legal and other consultations.” The organization also runs workshops and support groups. The Reverse group was founded in Krasnodar, then its branch appeared in Rostov-on-Don.

Against the rector of Smolensk State University of Sports, George Grez, they opened a criminal case of abuse of authority (part 1 of Article 285 of the Criminal Code) due to cryptocurrency mining in the university building. This was reported on the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee. Grez was detained on December 15 in the case of embezzlement of funds of the educational institution (part 4 of article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

Kuban resident Evgeny Ipatov, before his death, recorded a video with a story about torture by the Sochi police; on September 29, his body was found on the railway tracks in Adler. this . reports Novaya Gazeta The video was given to journalists by a close friend of the deceased, Dmitry Ivannikov. In the recording, Ipatov said that on September 22 he was detained and severely beaten at the police station in the Makarenko microdistrict.

The magistrate of court district No. 422 of the Tagansky district of Moscow fined Meta (formerly Facebook) 1.9 billion rubles. Mediazona was told about this by the press service of the court. The court found the company guilty of repeated refusal to remove prohibited information at the request of the Russian authorities (Part 5 of Article 13.41 of the Administrative Code).

Deputy Governor of Kuzbass for Industry, Transport and Ecology Andrei Panov obliged Kemerovo miners to take the “miner’s oath.” about this He spoke on his Facebook. According to the official, this ceremony will help “increase the personal responsibility of employees of coal and mining enterprises.” KuzPress published a document signed by Panov, addressed to the heads of coal and mining enterprises.

On December 22, the Investigative Committee reported on the initiation of a criminal case for bribery (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code) against the mayor of Krasnodar Andrei Alekseenko; on the same day, the official returned to work, the press service of the mayor’s office told KP-Kuban. Yuga.ru wrote that the Kuban department of the Investigative Committee removed from the press release the phrase “the issue of choosing a preventive measure against him” sent to journalists.

In the Orenburg region, a 49-year-old resident of Kuvandyk tried to undermine his ex-wife’s family; her 64-year-old mother and 13-year-old son were injured. This was reported by the local department of the Investigative Committee. According to investigators, on the morning of December 24, a man snuck into the yard and attacked his ex-wife, her mother and son. He detonated an explosive device and shot at his former mother-in-law, the Investigative Committee specified.

The Voronezh Garrison Military Court arrested a serviceman of the Western Military District in a case of high treason. this . reported The FSB According to the service, the military man collected data on the Russian Armed Forces for Ukrainian military intelligence (Article 275 of the Criminal Code).

TikToker Leo Velez filed a complaint with law enforcement authorities due to the publication of personal data in a homophobic Telegram channel. Mediazona was informed about this by the press service of the LGBT group Stimul. Veles’s personal information was published on December 13. “After the incident, Leo began to receive calls from unknown numbers and instant messenger messages containing threats, insults and blackmail,” human rights activists said.

The Fifth Court of Appeal in Novosibirsk overturned the acquittal of Tomsk resident Nikolai Kizmichev, who was the first in Russia to be accused of “occupying the highest position in the criminal hierarchy” (Article 210.1 of the Criminal Code), follows from the court file. The press service of the court told TASS that the case was sent for a new trial to the Tomsk Regional Court. On August 2, the jury returned a verdict to Kuzmichev, with the board's votes divided equally (four against four).

Photo: Jeff Chiu / Ap The justice of the judicial section No. 422 of the Tagansky district of Moscow appointed Google a fine of 7.2 billion rubles. The Mediazone was told about this in the press service of the court. The company was found guilty of re -refusal to delete the forbidden information at the request of the Russian authorities (part 5 of Article 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

The Krasnoyarsk Regional Court replaced lawyer Mikhail Benyash's recognizance on his own recognizance with a bail of 600 thousand rubles as a preventive measure in the case of using violence against a police officer. about this He talked . Lawyer Benyash, who defended participants in protests in Kuban, is accused of biting and hitting two operatives when he was detained before a rally against pension reform in September 2018 (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code).

The Moscow City Court sentenced 19-year-old Matvey Yuferov to four years in a general regime colony for urinating on a stand with a portrait of Great Patriotic War veteran Anatoly Frolov in the Izmailovo district of Moscow. this The capital's prosecutor's office reports . Yuferov was found guilty of rehabilitation of Nazism (Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code).