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Alexey Politikov
Office workers
1972-11-10
На свободе
Moscow
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On 13 April 2017, on the same day as Artpodgotovka leader Vyacheslav Maltsev was detained, Politikov's house was searched. On 10 June, Politikov was detained during a search at Maltsev's house together with other activists of the movement. The next day, the court arrested him for two months on charges of assaulting a police officer during the dispersal of an anti-corruption protest on 26 March 2017 in Moscow. On 18 September, it became known that Politikov pleaded guilty and agreed that his case would be reviewed according to a special procedure. On 18 October, he was sentenced to two years
On 13 April 2017, on the same day as Artpodgotovka leader Vyacheslav Maltsev was detained, Politikov's house was searched. On 10 June, Politikov was detained during a search at Maltsev's house together with other activists of the movement. The next day, the court arrested him for two months on charges of assaulting a police officer during the dispersal of an anti-corruption protest on 26 March 2017 in Moscow. On 18 September, it became known that Politikov pleaded guilty and agreed that his case would be reviewed according to a special procedure. On 18 October, he was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony. On 20 November, the appellate court reduced the sentence to one and a half years.
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