16:48, 5 October 2024

Court upholds arrest of lawyer Natalia Fedorenko

The Novorossiysk Court of Appeal. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

The Novorossiysk Court of Appeal has dismissed the defence's complaint against the arrest of Natalia Fedorenko, a lawyer, accused of violating one's privacy. The defence intends to file a complaint.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on October 1, Natalia Fedorenko arrived at the court in Novorossiysk, for the trial, where she is accused within a case on the inviolability of one's private life. There she was placed under arrest; her advocate has emphasized that the article under which Fedorenko is accused does not provide for such a preventive measure. The criminal prosecution of the lawyer began when she came to the defence of Vadim Kharchenko*, a blogger from Gelendjik.

Fedorenko's client, Vadim Kharchenko*, has been recognized as a political prisoner. On September 26, the court ruled to close the trial after media began writing about the sessions.

*Included by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) into the register of foreign agents.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 4, 2024 at 07:23 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: СK correspondent