Russian Supreme court has confirmed prison terms to the organizers of the riots on Bolotnaya
The Supreme court on Wednesday upheld the penalty to Sergei against Sergey Udaltsov, one of the organizers of the riots on Bolotnaya square in the capital of Russia, and his colleague Leonid Razvozzhaev exempted from penalty, reports journalist Last news from the courtroom.
Udaltsov and Leonid first received by 4, 5 years of imprisonment under the resonance case. The HC upheld the sentence for them in the form of punishment, however, He cancelled the fine of 150 thousand Rubles.: under this article of the criminal code expired period of limitation of liability.
Protection of participants, however, asked to reverse the conviction, and the Case of the UK close. Himself Udaltsov said that they have no relation to the horror stories about the "orange revolution" and act " for everything to be peaceful and lawful."
Speaking in court, the lawyer Razvozzhaev Dmitry agranovskii said about a sharp deterioration in the health of his client - the assurances of protection, he " ischemic heart disease, arterial hypertension of the third degree and other cardiac diseases ".
"Leonid lengthy legal opinion may not be moved," says the lawyer. He added that the mother of the convict suffers from cancer in severe stage.
"It was long ago, you could say, in another life, in other circumstances. Currently, these citizens have already lost a danger to the public, and about any new rally on Bolotnaya square can be no question, " said agranovski? to the court.
the same lawyer Udaltsov Violetta Volkova told in court about the innocence of his client. In her expression, no witnesses showed that the riots were organized by Udaltsov, in addition, riots themselves in the legal sense of the word, according to her vision.
the lawyer said that Udaltsov - " a real Russian patriot ", but because of the criminal prosecution at home was forced to send their children to the parents of the couple to Ukraine. She asked me to cancel the sentence, so they can return home and " study on Russian history textbooks ".
"We have no relation to the horror stories about the" orange revolution ", We are against the payment from the West, that everything was peaceful and legal, " said the judge Himself Udaltsov.
first, the Court determined that Leonid Razvozzhaev and Sergei Udaltsov organized riots on Bolotnaya square in Moscow in may 2012 and had planned to hold similar events in other regions of Russia. In the end they got 4, 5 years of imprisonment.
Consistent with the authorities procession on Yakimanka street and rally on Bolotnaya square in may 2012 resulted in riots and clashes with police officers. Damaged dozens of people, more than 400 protesters were caught.
Ordinary rioters had received sentences ranging from conventional to 4 years in prison. Several participants were amnestied, and one is undergoing compulsory psychiatric treatment.
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