Ivan Punegov, a defendant in the “palace case,” was released
On November 8, the person involved in the “palace case,” Ivan Punegov, was released from the colony-settlement. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Sergei Podolsky, who defended the interests of the political prisoner. On August 18, the court found Punegov guilty under the article on the use of violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced him to a year in a penal colony.