The so-called court of the occupied Crimea upheld the sentence to political prisoner Bolshakov

December 18, 2020

On Friday, December 18, the so-called Sevastopol City Court upheld the verdict against the activist Valerii Bolshakov, accused of publicly calling for extremist activity due to his publication via VK.

We remind on June 10, 2019, the so-called Nakhimov District Court of Sevastopol sentenced activist Valerii Bolshakov, accused of publicly calling for extremist activities due to his publication via VK criticizing the authorities and “calling for the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat” instead of the “Putin regime.” The man was sentenced to two and a half years of probation and a ban on holding public office. In August, the so-called Sevastopol City Court, when considering an appeal, overturned the earlier sentence to Bolshakov. On October 26, the so-called Nakhimov District Court of Sevastopol sentenced activist Valery Bolshakov to two and a half years suspended and banned him from holding public office.