The Krasnogvardeisky District Court of St. Petersburg upheld the fine of 20 thousand rubles imposed on the defendant in the “palace case” Oleg Klimchuk. A lawyer from OVD-Info reports this from the courtroom. Thus, the court confirmed the trial court, which found Klimchuk guilty of insulting a police officer (Article 319 of the Criminal Code).

The Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow arrested for two months a resident of the capital, Vitaly Koltsov, who threw a Molotov cocktail at a paddy wagon on Revolution Square. The publication "That's So" is about this. reports The 45-year-old man will remain in the pre-trial detention center until at least July 2. He is accused of encroaching on the life of a law enforcement officer (Article 317 of the Criminal Code). This article carries a penalty of up to life imprisonment.

The Moscow mayor's office refused to agree on an anti-war rally, citing a ban on mass events due to the coronavirus pandemic. Politician Elvira Vikhareva, who previously applied for the action, wrote about this in her telegram channel. “They didn’t send a paper. They called and reported a verbal decision,” the activist added.

The Moscow City Court left unchanged the decision to extend the house arrest of HSE student Maria Platonova, accused in the case of the telegram channel “What-to-Delat!” About this DOXA. Previously, the court informed that Platonova’s house arrest was until August 14. extended Platonova is accused of inciting mass riots (Part 1.1 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code).

In St. Petersburg, the Vasileostrovsky District Court extended until August 5 the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center for Igor Maltsev, accused of burning a scarecrow dressed in a camouflage uniform. This is what the Apology is about. reports The man is charged with hooliganism motivated by political and ideological hatred, committed by a group of people (Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code). On March 11, he was sentenced to two months in custody.

English version On April 19, the rector of Volgograd State University dismissed Roman Melnichenko, associate professor and leading researcher at the department of constitutional and municipal law. Previously, a protocol was drawn up against him for an anti-war post, which was reviewed by the ethics commission of VolSU. Melnichenko does not know which post became the reason for close attention to him.

Sergei Ozerov, a defendant in the Artpodgotovka case, sentenced to 8 years in prison, said that while serving his sentence he contracted tuberculosis. This was reported by Idel.Realii from the words of Kirov activist Svetlana Marina. On May 3, the civil activist had a short meeting with Ozerov at medical correctional institution No. 12 in Kirovo-Chepetsk, where he was transferred from IK-27. According to the prisoner, he was found to have darkening in both lungs.

The Zheleznovodsk City Court of the Stavropol Territory will consider the case of 82-year-old Jehovah's Witness Zinaida Minenko, accused of involvement in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1.1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). Minenko’s case materials were received by the court on March 31. About this on the website of the Information and Analytical Center "Sova".

In Moscow, the police detained the picketer of Alexei Khayarov when he stood with the poster “Freedom Politzer” at the monument to Marshal Zhukov. He himself informed the OVD-Info about this. Khayarova was taken to the China-Gorod police department, Ilya Utkin, who collaborates with the ATS-Info, went to his aid.

A resident of Novocherkassk in the Rostov region, a member of the Libertarian Party, Mikhail Nesvat, left for the United States and requested asylum there after pressure from the security forces. An activist told the publication “Kavkaz.Realii” about this. reported “I fear for my life and my freedom. I’m afraid, because I was repeatedly detained by officers, including the FSB. Several times they promised to give me something,” Nesvat said.

The St. Petersburg City Court upheld the sentence of the defendant in the “palace case” Eldar Garipov, press service of local courts. His interests were represented by lawyer Igor Skachko, who collaborates with OVD-Info. transfers In February, a man under the article on the use of non-life-threatening violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny in January 2021.

In the city of Sovetsk, Kaliningrad region, security forces are conducting a search in the apartment of activist Igor Baryshnikov. The publication “North.Realities” is about this. reports The location and procedural status of Baryshnikov are still unknown. According to lawyer Maria Bonzler, a criminal case was initiated under the article on “fake news” about the Russian army (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

In Orenburg, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against a 22-year-old local resident under the article on disseminating “fakes” about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). About this “Mediazona” with a link to the department’s website.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has put journalist and publicist Alexander Nevzorov on the federal wanted list. He talks about this in his Telegram channel. wrote In March, the Investigative Committee filed a criminal case against Nevzorov under the article on “fakes” about the Russian army (clause “e”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

In Kostroma, a criminal case was opened against the ex-coordinator of Navalny’s headquarters, Alexander Zykov, under the article on disseminating “fakes” about the Russian army (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). His page on VKontakte was blocked. The activist talks about this on his Facebook. wrote The case against Zykov was initiated because of his publication about the dead soldiers from the Kostroma Airborne Regiment.