Today, July 8, the Meshchansky Court of Moscow sentenced municipal deputy Alexei
Gorinov to 7 years in a penal colony for "spreading fakes about the Russian armyusing official authority, by prior conspiracy and motivated by political hatred."---- Exactly this period was requested by the prosecutor. ---- "They took springfrom me, they took summer from me, and now they took 7 years of my life from me,"said 62-year-old Alexei Gorinov. ---- At a meeting of the council of deputies ofthe Krasnoselsky district on March 15, Gorinov and his colleagues called the"special operation" in Ukraine a war, said that the Russian authorities wanted toseize the territory of this country, and that children were dying in Ukraine fromthe actions of the Russian army. A criminal case on "discrediting the army" wasalso filed against the chairman of the Council of Deputies, Elena Kotenochkina,but she managed to leave Russia.During the verdict, Aleksey Gorinov unfolded a home-made poster "Do you stillneed this war?", which the bailiff tried to block. Previously, he unfurled aposter in court "I am against the war."After applause to the defendant, the bailiffs began to take the listeners out ofthe hall with the use of force.After the sentencing of Alexei Gorinov, near the Meshchansky Court, the policemade an attempt to detain a woman who came with a bag with the inscription "No towar" (later she was released). Three girls were also detained on the stairs,allegedly because they were slowly descending. According to eyewitnesses, thebailiffs broke their hands and dragged them across the floor.The verdict to Alexei Gorinov is the first real criminal term for "fake newsabout the army", the first such verdict in Moscow and the first in which thedefendant pleaded not guilty. In an appeal against the verdict, Gorinov's defenseintends to go to the Constitutional Court, where they will challenge the very banon expressing opinions about the war.Human rights activist Ivan Astashin believes that "today the first politicalverdict[under the article on military censorship]was passed.Aleksey Gorinov, unlike previously convicted people, defended his position in thecourtroom: he declared his right to express his opinion and spoke out against thewar.There was no other verdict other than a guilty verdict. Moreover, it was logicalto expect that the authorities would show their principled position: the courtwould give a real term and exactly as long as the prosecutor requested. Tointimidate, to shut everyone up, so that everyone understands that there will beno mercy.But Alexei Gorinov did not ask for mercy. Just as many other defendants in"anti-war cases" do not ask her. Because they understand: this is a fight not forlife, but for death. And the state has already stained itself so much that therecan be no dialogue with it.Strength to all of us, and to those who are in the dungeons - patience. May thisstate fall before their terms run out!"The verdict against Aleksey Gorinov should be seen not only in light of thecrackdown on anti-war protests. In addition to imprisonment, the court forbadethe municipal deputy to hold positions in local governments for 4 years.We have already written about the desire of the authorities not to allow peopleindependent of themselves to parliamentary powers, even at the lowest level. Inachieving their goals, the authorities do not shy away from fabricatingadministrative and criminal cases against independent deputies and those who maybecome them. The recently passed military censorship legislation is perfect forexcluding opposition-minded people from city and regional politics, and suchcases are literally increasing every day.https://aitrus.info/node/5987_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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