Security forces in annexed Sevastopol opened a criminal case for vandalism (Part 2 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code) against the National Bolsheviks Vladimir Bugarevsky and Danila Vermenich because of an action against Sberbank, which, according to party activists, “took an anti-Russian position in the current war in Ukraine " about this . writes The telegram channel “Direct Action” Both defendants in the case were searched, and they were given summonses for questioning on December 26.

On December 22, the Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg received materials from the case against ex-deputy of the city’s legislative assembly Maxim Reznik under the article on the absence of the “foreign agent” marking (Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Code). attention to this . drew ZAKS.Ru The meeting date has not yet been set. It is unknown what became the reason for drawing up the protocol.

The Central District Military Court sentenced 48-year-old Mikhail Nikitin to six years in prison in the case of attempting to arson the military registration and enlistment office of the Kirovsky district of Yekaterinburg. This was reported by Vecherniye Vedomosti. The man must serve the first three years in prison, the remaining three in a maximum security colony.

Vladimir Putin signed a bill that introduces administrative and criminal liability for “fake” and defamatory statements about employees of the Russian Guard. Information about this appeared on the website of the System for Supporting Legislative Activities, and drew attention to this.

On December 22, the Cheryomushkinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced Jehovah's Witnesses to real terms of imprisonment. Alexander Rumyantsev was sentenced to seven and a half years in a general regime colony, Sean Pike - seven years, Eduard Sviridov - six and a half years. This was reported by the portal “Jehovah's Witnesses. Legal situation in Russia".

Former municipal deputy Alexei Gorinov was placed in a hospital at correctional colony No. 3 in the Vladimir region due to a serious illness. This was reported in the telegram channel of Gorinov’s support group. The whereabouts of the politician were not known for almost two weeks. So, since December 14, lawyers came several times to IK-2 in Pokrov, where Gorinov is serving his sentence, but he was not there.

Alexey Navalny is in IK-3 in the village of Kharp (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug), his associates report . The politician's press secretary, Kira Yarmysh, said that the lawyer managed to get a meeting with the politician. Nothing has been known about Navalny’s condition and whereabouts since December 7: then he was no longer connected to court hearings via video link, and representatives of IK-6 of the Vladimir region reported that he had left the colony.

The 1st Western District Military Court received the case of nurse Maxim Asriyan, who had previously been sent to a pre-trial detention center in the case of the failed arson of a military registration and enlistment office (Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 3 of Article 30). According to the case file, the man was also charged with treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code). Mediazona drew attention to the filing of the case in court.

The regional parliament of the Pskov region has introduced administrative liability for “coercion” into abortions, as reported on the website of the regional Assembly of Deputies.

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow imposed a fine of 50 thousand rubles on political scientist Ekaterina Shulman due to the lack of “foreign agent” markings in her posts (Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Code). this with reference to the press service of the court. reports Mediazona It is unknown which publications became the reason for drawing up the protocol. In September, Shulman was given a similar fine.

During the debate in the Central District Court of Novosibirsk, the prosecutor demanded that activist Yana Drobnokhod be sentenced to three years in a general regime colony for repeated violations of the rules for holding public events (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Dmitry Shitov, who represents the interests of the accused.

The Central District Court of Novosibirsk early cleared the criminal record of activist Daria Gorbyleva: she had previously been given a year and a half suspended sentence in the case of a scuffle with police during a rally in support of Sergei Furgal. Lawyer Dmitry Shitov reported this to OVD-Info. In December 2022, Gorbyleva was found guilty under the article on the use of violence against a police officer (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code).

A criminal case was opened against a loader from Magnitogorsk, Gaziz Davletbaev, for justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) because of a comment about Alexei Nuriev and Roman Nasryev, convicted in the case of arson of the military registration and enlistment office. Representatives of the man’s support group reported this to OVD-Info.

The Central District Court of Krasnoyarsk left deputy of the local Legislative Assembly Alexander Gliskov in custody until January 31, 2024 as a suspect of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code), reports the publication Prospekt Mira. In September, Alexander Gliskov ran for the post of governor of the region. During the elections, he reported that United Russia was buying up votes.

The court decided to send St. Petersburg activist Victoria Petrova for compulsory treatment in a general psychiatric hospital as part of a case about military “fakes” (clause “e”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). RusNews reports this. The resolution was announced at City Psychiatric Hospital No. 3 named after Skvortsov-Stepanov, where the hearings in Petrova’s case were moved at the end of November. The defendant was released from punishment.