A criminal case was opened against the former journalist of “Important Stories” Ekaterina Fomina about military “fakes” spread by a group of people for selfish reasons (clause “b” and clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). TASS reports this.

In 2023, criminal cases were opened against five “citizens of the USSR” from the Samara region for an extremist organization. This was reported by Volga News and the SOVA Research Center . N. Rukavishnikova, Ovchinnikov, Sintsov and Gainutdinov are charged with participation in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

The administration of Moscow pre-trial detention center No. 7 did not hand over some of the parcels sent to Jan Ksenzhepolsky, a defendant in the Viasna case. This is reported by his support group. Activists write that only two of the three boxes they sent to Ksenzhepolsky were taken from the post office. But even of those remaining two, the person involved in the case did not receive everything: he was not given tea, coffee, plastic knives, some of the candy bars and comics.

The prosecutor's office approved the indictment of Kirov activist Svetlana Marina in a criminal case for discrediting the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). Marina herself told OVD-Info about this; The final accusation is at the disposal of the editors. A criminal case was opened because of a 43-second video that the activist posted on the Free Kirov telegram channel.

Convicted 64-year-old activist Igor Baryshnikov was first sent to a prison hospital, where his epicystostomy was changed, and then they are going to be placed in a civilian hospital for a biopsy. This was reported by his lawyer from OVD-Info, Maria Bontsler. The man is now being held in a detachment on preferential terms in IK-8, Kaliningrad region. The fungus that developed on the prisoner's hands is also being treated.

A criminal case was opened against a 26-year-old resident of Vladikavkaz for calls for violence “against the state” (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by local branches of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Investigative Committee . The Vladikavkaz resident is accused of making a certain text comment. The man is in the status of a suspect and has been required to appear.

The jury in the Ryazan Regional Court unanimously found Maxim Ivankin, convicted in the Network case, guilty of murdering two people (clauses “a”, “b”, “g”, part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code). Mediazona reports this with reference to a source in the courtroom. The man was finally charged in October 2022. At the same time, in October 2021, Ivankin said that he was forced to confess to the murder under torture.

The jury in the Ryazan Regional Court unanimously found Maxim Ivankin, convicted in the Network case, guilty of murdering two people (clauses “a”, “b”, “g”, part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code). Mediazona reports this with reference to a source in the courtroom. The man was finally charged in October 2022. At the same time, in October 2021, Ivankin said that he was forced to confess to the murder under torture.

27-year-old Alexander Shpilev, who was mobilized from Voronezh, was put in a “pit for refuseniks.” This was reported by the publication ASTRA and the telegram channel “Cossack Diary” with reference to relatives of the military man. Shpilev has been in the “pit” for about two weeks; his phone was confiscated. In December 2022, the man recorded a video message to Putin, in which he called for ending the war with Ukraine. “Do those mobilized want to go home?

The Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow decided to expel the creator of the groups “Pasosh” and “Jump Pussy” Petar Martic from Russia. This was reported by the telegram channel of the press service of the capital's courts of general jurisdiction. Martic is a Serbian citizen. The musician was found guilty under the administrative article on drug propaganda (Part 2 of Article 6.13 of the Administrative Code), and he was also fined 20 thousand rubles.

The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow suspended for 90 days the activities of the Mutabor club, which hosted an “almost naked” party with the participation of celebrities. This is reported by "Caution News". This decision was made in connection with the administrative liability of the ART Center company, which owns the club, under the article on violation of sanitary and epidemiological requirements for catering for the population (Article 6.6 of the Administrative Code).

In Yekaterinburg, FSB officers interrogated two brothers in connection with an explosion on the railway near Nizhny Tagil, as well as because of the Ukrainian and LGBTQ flags in the house of one of them. One of the brothers named Ivan told OVD-Info about this. According to the man, on January 9, they came to his home with a search. They used the key of his brother, who had already been detained at that time.

The Savelovsky District Court of Moscow imposed a fine of 50 thousand rubles on five public figures who were included in the register of “foreign agents”. This was reported by the press service of the capital's courts. Among those fined: rapper Alisher Morgenstern , human rights activist Alena Popova , ex-State Duma deputy Dmitry Gudkov , as well as journalists Sergei Loiko and Rovshan Askerov .

Sberbank does not allow Kazan resident Rostislav Malakhov, who was acquitted in a number of criminal cases, to take advantage of the court-appointed compensation for legal assistance expenses. The man himself told OVD-Info about this. In June 2023, the court approved compensation for Malakhov’s expenses for legal assistance - taking into account indexation, it amounted to 458 thousand rubles. The Ministry of Finance transferred the funds to the account on October 30, 2023.

At the end of December 2023, the Industrial District Court of Vladikavkaz received for consideration on the merits a criminal case about “fakes” about the Russian army against local resident Kazbek Alikov (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). Information about this appeared in the case file. What became the reason for initiating the case and what preventive measure the accused is under is still unknown.