Sergei Surovtsev, a defendant in the “Moscow case,” was taken from pre-trial detention center No. 1 in the Tver region in an unknown direction. “Arresters 212” reported this. On April 9, the Second Cassation Court of Moscow changed Surovtsev’s sentence from a general regime colony to a settlement colony. The term of imprisonment remained the same - two and a half years.

Nalchik resident Ruslan Khagabanov was detained because of a comment on VKontakte under a post about an explosion in the Arkhangelsk FSB Directorate. About this channel REN TV. reports Security forces, including special forces officers, came to search Khagabanov. A resident of Nalchik is accused in a case of justifying terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).

The Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU) has announced a tender for the purchase of software for analyzing data from the Internet related to students. It is reported by Roskomsvoboda. Among other things, RSUH is interested in information in the following areas: Identification of opinion leaders in the student and teaching environment; Analysis of influence groups in the country's universities; Analysis of the protest potential.

Searches of a SOTA journalist and an opposition deputy, the verdict of a Kursk defendant in the “palace case” and threats to a prisoner convicted in the “Network” case - we talk about the main news of political pressure for June 17. In St. Petersburg, a court found LGBTQ activist and anarchist Alexander Merkulov guilty of justifying terrorism. Because of the publication on VKontakte, he was given a fine of 200 thousand rubles and compulsory psychiatric treatment.

Immediately after the trial on June 10 at the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, the accused Jemil Gafarov was taken to the hospital. It is reported by "Crimean solidarity". Dzhemil Gafarov was imprisoned in a pre-trial detention center in the case of the second Simferopol group Hizb ut-Tahrir.

During a hearing on June 16 at the Essentuki City Court in the case of alleged protest leaders in Magas, a police officer testified in favor of the accused. about this .

The Investigative Committee in Moscow opened a criminal case due to the filming of a video for the TikTok social network using an Orthodox icon. This was announced on June 15 in a press release from the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for Moscow and Fontanka . The case was opened under the article on insulting the feelings of believers (Part 1, Article 148 of the Criminal Code).

In the materials of the criminal case against the participants of the action on January 23 in Yekaterinburg, 21-year-old Alexei Konkov and 23-year-old Kirill Kudrin, the names of the injured security forces were classified. About this Znak.com. reports The defendants in the “palace case” are accused of hooliganism (Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code) and the use of violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code).

Lipetsk activist Dmitry Krasichkov became a suspect in the case of fraud (part 2 of article 159.5 of the Criminal Code). According to the activist, the head of the department for combating extremism demanded that he refuse to participate in the elections to the City Council. This is reported by "7 × 7". Krasichkov learned about the criminal case during a search at his home, during which law enforcement agencies seized electronic equipment and a car.

Andrei Chernov, sentenced to 14 years in prison in the Network case, was interrogated in Udmurt colony No. 5 in a double murder case and threatened to be brought in as an accomplice if he did not testify against another person. Novaya Gazeta reported this on June 16, with reference to Chernov’s father.

Alexander Merkulov (in the middle) with defenders / photo: Telegram channel "Save Alexander Merkulov" In St. Petersburg, LGBTK-activist and anarchist Alexander Merkulov was sentenced to a fine of 200 thousand rubles in the case of public justification of terrorism (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This was reported in the telegram channel created in support of the activist.

The judge of the Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don extended the preventive measure for civilian journalist Amet Suleimanov for 2 months. It is reported by "Crimean solidarity". Amet Suleymanov is under house arrest in the case of the third Bakhchisarai group Hizb ut-Tahrir. He is charged with participation in the activities of a terrorist organization (part 2 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code).

In Moscow, Pussy Riot member Veronika Nikulshina was arrested for 15 days. This was reported by a lawyer from OVD-Info Sergey Telnov, who represented the interests of the activist. The Dorogomilovsky District Court found Nikulshina guilty under the article on disobedience to the demand of a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). A member of Pussy Riot was detained the day before, June 16.

Moscow resident Dmitry Malov was detained on Red Square for a single picket with a poster “Freedom for political prisoners.” His T-shirt had the words “Down with the Tsar.” An anonymous source reported this to OVD-Info. Police officers took Malov to the police department in the Kitai-Gorod district. At the moment, a lawyer from OVD-Info, Sergei Telnov, is being sent to a Moscow resident.

On June 16, a judge of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court rejected the appeal of believer Sergei Verkhoturov. The website “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia” reports this. Previously, Verkhoturov was given a 6-year suspended sentence under the article on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).