Elena Polyakova
- Criminal Code
- Article 119 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 1 year 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2013-10-17
- Region
- Moscow Oblast
- City
- Klin
Case summary
her flat was searched, system blocks were seized; authorisation was given to wiretap the phone; the editorial office of the newspaper "Sickle and Hammer" was searched, Polyakova's computer was seized; she was dismissed from her job; the investigator's motion to dismiss the case was not satisfied by the Moscow Region Prosecutor's Office; on 18 October 2013, she was sentenced to one and a half years' suspended sentence.
Others charged under Article 119 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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