The prosecution has asked to appoint the former lawyer of FBK * (an organization of foreign agents banned in Russia) Lyubov Sobol a sentence in the form of two years of restriction of liberty, said the ; lawyer Vladimir Voronin at RIA Novosti. “The prosecutor's office asked Lyubov to appoint two years of restriction of freedom. To travel outside Moscow,” he explained.
Sobol is accused of inciting the violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules (part 4 of article 33 and part 1 of article 236 of the Criminal Code of the Federation of Russia), the agency said.
In addition to her, the defendants in the case are the press secretary of Alexey Navalny Kira Yarmysh, her brother Oleg, municipal deputy of the Basmanny district Lyudmila Stein, the Pussy participant Riot Maria Alekhina, the associates of Navalny Oleg Stepanov and Dmitry Baranovsky, head of the Alliance of Physicians ** (non-profit organization acting as a foreign agent) Anastasia Vasilyeva.
According to the investigation, among those who, due to calls from the defendants, came to the uncoordinated rally on January 23, were infected with a coronavirus infection, so there was a ” threat of mass disease “.
Most of the defendants in this case have been placed under house arrest. writes RIA Novosti.
In different cities of Russia on January 23 and 31, February 2 and April 21, uncoordinated actions took place in support of Alexei Navalny. In this regard, a number of criminal cases have been initiated.
In May, Sputnik Radio reported that the court had satisfied two claims by businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin against Lyubov Sobol for the protection of honor, of the dignity and reputation of companies.
* Extremist organization banned in Russia and recognized as a foreign agent
** Non-profit organization acting as a foreign agent
