The Second Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced director Evgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk to imprisonment in a colony in real time in the case of legitimizing terrorism for the play “Finist Yasny Falcon”. This was reported by TASS.
“The court found Berkovich and Petriychuk guilty under Part 2 of Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Public disclosure of terrorism using the Internet) and sentenced each of them to 6 years in prison in a general regime colony, the text of the verdict states.
The pre-decision hearing was held behind closed doors on July 4. After a discussion between the parties, with reporters present, Berkovich managed to show the number six on his fingers.
Later it was revealed that the prosecutor Ekaterina Denisova really requested In addition to sentencing each defendant to six years in prison, the court was also called on to ban theater employees from managing Internet resources for four years.
Officially decided close process As for the press, the court accepted the verdict due to the “threat” to the witnesses. At the same time, the evidence against the defendant was obtained, among other things, from a secret informant. spoke Via video link under the pseudonym “Nikita”.
Berkovich and Petriychuk became defendants in the criminal case in early May 2023. From the beginning of the process, they Rejected Accusations against them for legitimizing terrorism.
The play “Finist Yasny Sokol” tells about women with whom followers of radical Islam communicate through social networks. According to investigators, the script of the production contains traces of terrorist propaganda.
Also actress Ksenia Rappoport gave in court Testimony in support of the play’s authors. For him, production is, on the contrary, a “therapeutic vaccine” against terrorism.
Previously by Veniamin Smekhov spoke In court regarding the performance of Berkovich and Petriychuk.