The Oktyabrsky District Court of Arkhangelsk fined the deputy of the City Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Alexander Afanasyev for 16 thousand rubles for participating in a rally against the construction of a landfill. about this Writes "7 × 7".

The Leninsky District Court of Smolensk transferred Natalia Sorokina and Maria Troshina to house arrest. They spent the last six months under arrest in a pre-trial detention center on charges of participating in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). This was reported on a website covering the persecution of believers. On October 7, 2018, searches were carried out in the houses of Troshina and Sorokina.

In Sevastopol, searches were carried out in the house of Imam Rustem Abilyaev. This is stated on the Facebook page of the Crimean Solidarity public association. The activists specify that first the security forces searched the mosque, the imam of which is Abilyaev, and then went to his house. State media were present during the investigation. After the search, Abilyaev was taken to the FSB for interrogation, Krym . Realities".

The bailiffs of the Penza Garrison Military Court refused to allow journalists and relatives of the accused who came there to attend the open hearing on the Network case. “7×7” reports this. The court had to extend the preventive measure for seven defendants in the case. Initially, the bailiffs refused to allow 7×7 correspondents outside the inspection area - supposedly there were no empty seats in the courtroom.

In Ingushetia, the security forces came with a search to the head of the human rights organization "Mashr" Magomed Mutsolgov. This is reported by the telegram channel "FortangaORG". A search is also taking place in the Mashra office.

As a rule, the reason for classification is a threat to the safety of the witness himself or his family and friends. “Roughly speaking, they can pay for their testimony with their health, or even their lives. In practice, this is often used, unfortunately, without basis, especially in political cases,” says OVD-Info lawyer Ekaterina Selezneva.

Illustrations: Vlad Milushkin for ATD-Info Secret witnesses are a judicial instrument that is very convenient for Russian security forces. So you can hide the operatives implemented for the development of operatives. Or construct the proof of the missing in the criminal case. OVD-Info signs on examples how and why they hide witnesses. As a rule, the reason for classifying is the threat of security of the witness himself or his relatives and friends.

Alexander Mironov / Photo from the personal archive of Alexander Public defender Alexander Mironov told the OVD-Info, how he was detained with two comrades for no reason, beaten and kept two days in the department No. 1 of the St. Petersburg police. Mironov that day defended the people subjected to administrative arrest for the installation of "tombstone of Putin." Why they detained me - you need to ask the employees.