Judicial Board on Criminal Cases of the Sverdlovsk Regional
Court refused to extend arrest for Maxim Petlin, leader of
Ekaterinburg YABLOKO, and granted him bail amounting to 5
million roubles. Petlin will come out of prison after the
bail will be at the account of the Investigation Committee
of the Russian Federation in the Sverdlovsk region.
Maxim Petlin took an active part in the fight against illegal
construction of a recreational centre in the place where a
city park was. The fight between YABLOKO and civil activists
with the developer - Forum Group - had loud public resonance.
Maxim Petlin was the victim of a provocation on the part of
the Forum Group and was accused of extorting bribes.
After a criminal case was filed against Petlin, the court
recognized such allocation of land plot under construction
unlawful. In late August 2011, the court ruled out that Maxim
Petlin should be take into custody.
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Human
Rights
Protection
of Environment
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