The Moscow Zamoskvoretsky Court detained the authors of the production “Finist Yasny Falcon”, director Evgenia Berkovich and screenwriter Svetlana Petriychuk, in a pre-trial detention center until May 4. This was reported by RIA Newsciting the judicial press service.
“Court <...> elongated <...> The agency’s interlocutor said that there was a preventive measure in the form of detention until May 4.
Thus, the court accepted the request for an investigation into those accused of legitimizing terrorism.
According to the agency, Berkovich and Petriychuk, who were detained in May last year, are now charged in their final form and are learning the case materials.
The women were detained in early May 2023 on charges of legitimizing terrorism due to the game called “Finist Yasny Falcon”. Berkovich staged the play according to Petriychuk’s script. Violations against women are punishable by fines ranging from 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.
hearing in March rejected Complaint regarding the extension of detention against the authors of the play “Finist Yasnyi Sokol”.
Previously directed by Berkovich launched The writer is from the pre-trial detention center to say goodbye to my grandmother.
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Source: Gazeta
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