"My proceeding can be called political." In Petrozavodsk, the court began considering a criminal case against a civic activist for a comment on Facebook
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Alexei Chesnokov claims that he did not leave the comment and tries to prove it in court; he believes that the case against him is politically motivated and is connected with him being a member of the support group for Yury Dmitriev and holding several one-person pickets in defense of the Karelian researcher of Stalin's terror.
Chesnokov learned about the criminal case being initiated against him on June 10, 2020, when his apartment was searched. On May 19, 2021, pre-trial court hearings began. The 13th judicial magisterial precinct of Petrozavodsk is considering the case. The next meeting will be held at 1:30 p. m. on June 18.