Lev Ponomarev: The authorities proved that it was doomed
According to the human rights activist Leo Ponomarev, the sentence of the Meshchansky court turned out to be more tough than expected. Thus, in his opinion, the authorities proved its inability to compromise with society. “A group of security forces in power showed that it would only push their decisions,” Ponomarev told Polit.ru correspondent. And this, in turn, means that it is doomed. Now, according to him, there are two ways to develop events.