Lawyer Sergei Badamshin said that the defense of director Evgenia Berkovich and screenwriter Svetlana Petriychuk is now beginning to get acquainted with the case materials against the background of final accusations against women. His words are quoted TASS.
“Today Svetlana Petriychuk and Evgenia Berkovich were charged in the final version under Part 2 of Art. The defense lawyer said that Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public appeal to terrorist activities, public declaration of terrorism or terrorist propaganda)”.
Badamshin added that it is planned to extend the detention period of Berkovich and Petriychuk next week.
Violations against women are punishable by a fine of 300 thousand to 1 million rubles. or for a period of three to five years in the amount of the prisoner’s salary. In addition, Berkovich and Petriychuk can be sentenced to 5 to 7 years in prison, with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions for up to 5 years.
On February 13, it became known that a court in Moscow detained playwright Svetlana Petriychuk and director Evgenia Berkovich. Berkovich in November launched He left the pre-trial detention center so he could say goodbye to his grandmother, writer Nina Katerli.
The women were detained in early May 2023 on charges of legitimizing terrorism due to the play “Finist Yasny Falcon”. Berkovich staged the play according to Petriychuk’s script.
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