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Fifth defendant accused of “attacking policemen” at Moscow’s March 26 protest

Source: Republic

Dmitry Krepkin has been named the fifth defendant in a criminal case on “attacks against police officers” during the March 26 anti-corruption protests in Moscow, reported media outlet Republic, citing Krepkin’s lawyer Ilnur Sharapov. Krepkin was detained on May 14 and arrested three days.

According to media outlet OVD-Info, a video recording has served as proof of Krepkin’s guilt.

Earlier, media outlet Grani.ru reported that a new defendant had appeared in the case. It identified the accused as Gribkov, however.

Officially, Russia’s Investigative Committee has brought charges against four people suspected of attacking police officers at a March 26 anti-corruption protest in Moscow. One of them – Yury Kuly – has already been sentenced, as he agreed to have the case reviewed under a special procedure and pleaded guilty with the intention of speeding up the case. Kulia has been sentenced to eight months in prison.

The court has also sent documents to accused Stanislav Zimovtz and Alexander Shpakov. Like Kuly, Shpakov has agreed to a special procedure for the case, and Zimovets has only partially pleaded guilty. Andrei Kosykh has also been charged in the case.

On March 26, Anti-corruption protests swept nearly one hundred cities across Russia, following the March 2 publication of Navalny’s report into the property of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Most of the rallies were not pre-approved by city authorities. According to various sources, the protests attracted anywhere from 8,000 to 20,000 people. More than a thousand protesters were detained in Moscow alone.

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