During the arguments in the Kuibyshev District Court of St. Petersburg, the prosecutor asked to sentence local activist and translator Elena Abramova to six years of imprisonment, as well as a four-year ban on administering websites, reported a correspondent from Sotavision* from the courtroom.
Abramova is accused of repeated «discrediting» the army. The reason for the criminal prosecution was solo pickets against the war and in support of Alexei Navalny**, held on April 29 and June 4, 2023, in the center of St. Petersburg.
Previously, she was twice brought to administrative responsibility under the article on «discrediting» the army. The reason for one of the fines was a picket with a poster «No to war». Due to the criminal prosecution, the translator lost her job.
In the arguments, the prosecutor asked the court to consider that Abramova had previously been subjected to administrative punishment, and also stated that she considers the guilt fully proven. At the same time, the prosecutor asked to consider the mitigating circumstance: the presence of a minor child with Abramova. However, «considering the nature of the danger of the committed crime», she believed that the correction of the woman is only possible in places of imprisonment.
Abramova herself, who is under a travel ban and prohibition of certain actions, came to court with her belongings.
* Recognized in Russia as an «foreign agent».
** Included in the list of «terrorists and extremists».
Photo: Sotavision