In Bashkortostan, four more were arrested in connection with riots

The court in Ufa arrested four more residents of Bashkortostan, who took part in protests against the sentence of activist Fail Alsynov. They are sent to the SIZO until March 17. According to the article about participation in mass riots, they can face from three to eight years in prison, “Mediazona” clarifies.

The court’s report indicated that both the defendants themselves and their lawyers demanded the selection of a milder measure of restraint.

Earlier on Wednesday, the court sent a 60-year-old protester from the city of Salavat to the pre-trial detention center. In addition to participating in mass riots, she is charged with violence against a representative of the authorities. Idel.Realii reports that dozens of people have been detained in connection with mass riots in Bashkortostan, and at least six of them have been arrested as a preventive measure. Courts in their cases are not held in the cities where they live and where they participated in rallies, but are redirected to the capital of the republic, Ufa.

• Mass demonstrations in Bashkortostan began on January 17 after the Baimak district court of Bashkortostan sentenced local activist, defender of Mount Kushtau Fail Alsynov to four years in the general regime colony on the charge of inciting hatred or enmity. Thousands of people gathered at the courthouse on the day the verdict was announced. They demanded the release of Alsynov. The police used tear gas and stun grenades, beat the demonstrators with batons.
• After that, protest actions were held in other cities of Bashkortostan. Dozens of people were detained. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the articles of organization and participation in mass riots, as well as the use of violence against representatives of the authorities.
• The head of Bashkortostan, Rady Khabirov, accused the protest organizers of calling for separatism. He stated that Alsynov and his supporters, Fail Alsynov, called on the Russian military to desert and to civil war, the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Liberty Radio Azatlyk reports.