Press service of the St. Petersburg YABLOKO
On April 4, The Kuibyshevsky District Court dismissed a complaint
on the arrest of YABLOKO member Maria Kozhevatova arrested
for ten days for her participation in the campaign in defense
of the Article 31 (on the freedom of assembly) of the Russian
Constitution.
During the hearings Judge Julia Trofimova questioned the witness
A.Vinovkina, but did not consider her testimony, stating that
"the witness was helping Kozhevatova”. Consequently,
Kozhevatova will be held in prison until April 10.
After the announcement of a sentence on her imprisonment
Kozhevatova declared a "dry" hunger strike, which
has being lasing for three days already. It should be also
noted that the Interior Ministry denied the fact of a hunger
strike, however Viktor Andryev, defender of Maria Kozhevatova,
confirmed this information.
Series of one-person pickets demanding freedom for Maria Kozhevatova
and Yuri Melnichuk (also arrested for ten days) have been
taking place by the detention facility for two days already.
See also:
Freedom
of Assembly
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