Chairman of the St. Petersburg City Court on “extremist” cases
On February 19, 2010, a meeting of city judges took place in St. Petersburg. During the meeting, the chairman of the St. Petersburg City Court, Valentina Epifanova, noted an increase in the number of cases of "extremism". According to Epifanova, in 2009 there were 24 such cases, in 2008 - 9. It should be noted that, as always in such statements, it is not entirely clear what cases are meant and under what articles they are initiated. Sources Only 23 people were acquitted in St.