In the Pushkinsky District Court of St. Petersburg, hearings continue in the criminal case against hairdresser Anna Alexandrova, who is accused of spreading military 'fakes' about the army in messages on WhatsApp and posts on 'VK'. The report on the woman was written by a neighbor with whom they had a conflict over a plot of land, reported SOTAvision*.
The defense filed several motions, but all were rejected. Lawyer Anastasia Pilipenko requested to remove the expert examination from the case materials, as the linguist in it referred to the quotes 'bloody meat grinder' and 'war' as 'statements in the form of opinion'. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice's methodological recommendations for expertise strictly separate facts and opinions, meaning that these and other expressions contain no facts about the use of the Russian Armed Forces.
The defense also filed a motion to change the measure of restraint to house arrest. The judge decided not to even consider the motion, as he had already denied a similar motion at the previous session.
Meanwhile, before the session began, Alexandrova complained that in St. Petersburg's SIZO-5 'Arsenalka', they stopped providing dry rations before the trip to the session. The convoy to court starts before breakfast, and she returns after dinner, so she has to go hungry. 'The last time I had a hot meal was at six o'clock in the evening, yesterday. The next time I expect is tomorrow at seven o'clock,' Alexandrova is quoted by the correspondent of SOTAvision.
Today, the session also heard a defense witness—a neighbor of Alexandrova, who said that threats due to land disputes from the informant were faced not only by the defendant but also by other residents of the village.
Alexandrova faces up to five years in prison.
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