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According to them, at least four people have already been arrested on the street leading to the court and near the Preobraženskaja ploščad metro station.
AFP journalists saw riot police arresting several people, and an independent monitoring group, OVD Info, said 24 people had been detained after Navaln’s colleagues urged their supporters to go to court.
It was later reported that at least 237 people had already been arrested prior to the meeting.
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Reinforced police and National Guard forces are on duty near the building. Only accredited journalists, participants in the proceedings and embassy cars can enter the court.
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The surrounding courtyards are also locked, and the police only allow people who live there to enter.
Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court will consider a request from the capital board of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) to replace A. Navaln’s probation with an actual prison sentence for failing to comply with his court order.
At approximately 1 pm In Lithuanian time, the court announced the duration of the “technical break” at around 2 pm.
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The 44-year-old opponent has been charged with violating the terms of a probation sentence imposed in 2014 for failing to register with the FSIN twice a month while in Germany, where he was being treated for his nerve-paralyzing substance Novičiok after its poisoning. last summer.
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