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The 44-year-old opponent was arrested on January 17 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport less than an hour after returning to Russia from Germany, where he was being treated for his nerve-paralyzing substance Novičiok after his poisoning last summer.
“The ruling of the Khimki City Court to extend the detention of A. Navalnas for up to 30 days has not changed,” says the ruling of the appeals court.
This decision means that A. Navalnas will remain in the detention center until February 15. The Moscow district court found no reason to release him, as requested by the opposition lawyers.
VIDEO: Navaln’s conversation with a lawyer posted: he couldn’t be surprised allies were detained for “violations of coronavirus rules”
Navaln’s lawyers at the Moscow District Court claimed that several basic principles had been violated during the trial court hearing held at the police department: the secrecy of the conference room, publicity, the independence of the court, as well as the right to defense and the principle of equality.
Navaln himself asked the court to release him immediately.
“It just came to our knowledge then. (…) What happened is simply impossible. I thought it was a joke. (…) How can a detainee be in a remand center?” Said the opponent in the court hearing.
Representatives of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Police, for their part, affirmed that no violations of the law had been committed against A. Navalnas, and that the examination of the police statement at the Police Department facilities “does not attest to that of the independence of the court “.
VIDEO: Navaln’s wife, Julia, filmed trying to break into his apartment, came to do a search
“A convict who has escaped control and has left the place of residence can be detained for 48 hours. This period can be extended to 30 days. (…) I believe that the ruling of the Khimki City Court should not be modified” said the prosecutor.
He also pointed out that disagreement with the court’s decision did not prove its illegality.
The decision will be appealed
Navaln’s defense will continue to seek his release, opposition lawyer Vadim Kobzev told the Interfax news agency.
“We will go to both the Court of Cassation and the ECHR (European Court of Human Rights), we will go everywhere,” he said.
Lawyer Olga Michailova, for her part, pointed out that “no one had high hopes that Navalna would be released.”
Still, he hopes that the European Court will defend the opposition because, according to the lawyer, human rights and fundamental freedoms have been violated.
On January 18, the Khimki Municipal Court ordered the arrest of A. Navalnas for 30 days during an external hearing at the police department.
On December 29 of last year, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) announced a search for A. Navaln. He is accused of violating the terms of the probation sentence imposed in 2014 for not coming to Germany twice a month to register with the institution.
On December 30, 2014, the Moscow Zamoskvoreck District Court found A. Navalna and his brother guilty of fraud and embezzlement of the cosmetics company Yves Rocher. The court sentenced A. Navalns to a prison sentence with suspension of four and a half years and a probationary period of five years, and sent his brother Oleg to a general regime colony to serve 3.5 years in prison.
Arrests and cases
Police on Wednesday searched Navaln’s Moscow apartment, as well as the homes of his allies, for violations of COVID-19 prevention rules, possibly over anti-government protests last week.
Ivan Zhdanov, director of the Anticorruption Fund (FBK) founded by A. Navaln, reported that close aide to the opposition, Liubov Sobol, and his brother Oleg had been detained for two days as suspects in a case brought by the Interior Ministry.
In addition, the apartment of A. Navaln’s wife, Julia, was searched, as well as the office of FBK, which became famous for its investigation into the assets of the Russian elite.
The police also visited the home of A. Navaln’s doctor, Anastasia Vasilyeva; she was also detained for 48 hours.
A video posted by Vasilyeva’s spokeswoman on the Twitter network shows doctors arriving at her home when doctors play Ludwig van Beethoven’s work on the piano.
Tens of thousands of people across Russia took to the streets last weekend to support Navalna, who is suspected of violating the terms of his probation in the 2014 case and could now face up to three years in prison.
VIDEO: Sensitive fight against the regime: Navaln’s ally played the piano while the police broke into his house
Authorities threaten to impose fines on social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and TikTok for ignoring instructions to remove messages urging young people to take to the streets.
In Russia, it is forbidden to hold protests without permission, as well as inviting people under 18 to join them.
As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday, the government does not want social media to become “platforms for illegal protests.”
The Serious Crimes Investigation Committee said it had filed a lawsuit against Leonid Volkov, head of the Navaln regional network, on suspicion of inviting young people to protest.
“Ready to pay”
The opposition plans to hold more demonstrations on Sunday near the headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB) in Moscow. According to Navaln, this agency tried to poison him on the orders of President Vladimir Putin.
About 4,000 were arrested during the demonstrations last Saturday. persons. A series of criminal cases were also launched after those demonstrations.
The human rights organization Amnesty International said on Thursday that the Russian government “appears blatantly determined to violate human rights by silencing its critics” and called its actions a “cowardly attempt” to prevent further protests from Navaln supporters.
The Moscow prosecutor’s office said it had sent warnings to six people and five Internet platforms before Sunday’s rally, but did not reveal their names.
The opposition, despite pressure from the authorities and the threat of arrest, does not appear to be willing to surrender at this time.
Volkov, via the Telegram correspondence platform, announced that Sunday’s protests would take place, “despite nightly searches and polls, despite the 4,000 riots last week.” arrests, despite the lies and intimidation of Kremlin propaganda. “
Political analyst Alexander Baunov of the Carnegie Center in Moscow told AFP that Navalno’s ongoing protest against the government was proof that he was “willing to pay the price to become a true counterweight to Putin.”
‘A. Navaln now wants to prepare for a situation in which he, as the main leader of the opposition, can become a true candidate for power, ”said the expert.
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