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Ruling, Moscow, December 30, 2014

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Zamoskvoretsky District Court

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with the participation of the state

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prosecutors acting as state accusers

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accusers

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of Moscow, lawyers, representatives

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of the victim, Anatoly

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[applause]

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[music]

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[applause]

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-tion

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of funds acquired as a

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result of committing a crime

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by a group acting in prior conspiracy in

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accordance with Part 7 of Article 241

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of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, when considering a criminal

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case involving a crime in the sphere of economic

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activity, on the basis of a court ruling

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the court may announce only the introductory and

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operative parts of the verdict, since

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the crime provided for in paragraph "a"

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of Part 2 of Article 174.1 of the Criminal Code falls under

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Section VIII of the Criminal Code of the Russian

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Federation, crimes in the sphere of the economy, and

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the verdict contains a large amount of

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financial documentation, the court, when

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rendering the verdict, considers it

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necessary to announce only the introductory and operative

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parts of the verdict. On the basis of the foregoing,

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guided by Article, guided by Part 7

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of the article, the court ruled to announce only

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the introductory and operative parts of the verdict

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in the criminal case against Navalny

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Oleg Anatolyevich Navalny and Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny

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Anatolyevich, accused of committing the above-mentioned

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crimes. Verdict in the name of

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the Russian Federation. Moscow, 30

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December 2014. The Zamoskvoretsky District

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Court of the city of Moscow, composed of

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presiding judge Korobchenko

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court clerk Zabros, with the participation of

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state accusers, prosecutors

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of the department of state prosecutors of the main judicial

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directorate of the Moscow City Prosecutor's Office

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Ignatova, Rozova, the representative of

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the victim, attorney Podov

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the victim's representative P.K. Timchenko

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the defendant Oleg Navalny

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Anatolyevich and Alexei Anatolyevich

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defense counsel, attorneys Pozov, Kobzev, and

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Mikhailov, having considered in an open

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court session the criminal case concerning

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Oleg Anatolyevich Navalny, born in

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a citizen of the Russian Federation, with higher

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education, married, having minor

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children born in 2012 and 2014, residing in the Leninsky District, settlement

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Lenets, house 9, apartment 4, residing at

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house 123, apartment 126, previously not convicted

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accused of committing crimes

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provided for by Part 4 of Article

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159, two counts, and paragraph "a" of Part 2

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of Article 174.1 of the Criminal Code

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of the Russian Federation; Alexei Navalny

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Anatolyevich, born June 4, 1976

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of the Odintsovsky District, Russian

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Federation, with higher education, having

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minor children

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born in 2001-2008, working as an

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individual entrepreneur

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registered at the address: Moscow, Lyublino

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175, apartment 15, convicted on July 18

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2013 by the Leninsky District Court of the city of

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Kirov under Part 3 of Article 33 and Part

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4 of Article 160 of the Criminal Code

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of the Russian Federation, accused of

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committing crimes предусмотренных

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by Part 4 of Article 159, two counts, and

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paragraph of Part 2 of Article 174.1

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of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

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guided by Articles 307, 308, 309: Oleg

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Anatolyevich is guilty of the crimes provided for in

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Part 3 of Article 159.4

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of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

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of the Russian Federation, Part 2 of Article 159.4

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of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

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and paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 174.1

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under Part 3 of Article 159.4 of the Criminal Code, in the form of

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imprisonment for a term of 3 years; under Part

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2 of Article

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159 in the form of a fine of 500,000 rubles

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under paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 174.1 of the Criminal Code

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in the form of imprisonment for a term of 2 years. On

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the basis of Part 2 of the article, by partial

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aggregation of sentences, finally impose

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on Oleg Anatolyevich Navalny the sentence of

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imprisonment for a term of 3 years and 6

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months with a fine of 500,000

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rubles, to be served in a corrective colony

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of general regime; the preventive measure in the form of

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a written undertaking not to leave and to behave properly

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shall be changed; defendant Navalny shall be taken into

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custody in the courtroom

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The term of punishment for Navalny shall be calculated from

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December 30, 2014. To find Navalny

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Alexei Anatolyevich guilty of committing

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the crimes provided for by Part

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3 of Article 159 and Part 2

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of Article 159.4 of the Criminal Code, paragraph "a" of Article

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174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian

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Federation, and to impose punishment under Part

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3 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code in the form of imprisonment

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for a term of 3 years and 6 months; under Part

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2 of Article 159.4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in the form of a fine of

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500,000 rubles; under paragraph "a" of Part

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2 of Article 174.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in the form of imprisonment

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for a term of 2 years. On the basis of Part

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2 of Article 69, by absorption of the less

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severe punishment by the more severe one

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finally impose on Navalny

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Alexei Anatolyevich the punishment of

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imprisonment for a term of 3 years and 6 months

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with a fine of 500,000 rubles. On

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the basis of Article 73 of the Criminal

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Code of the Russian Federation, the imposed

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sentence for Navalny shall be deemed suspended, with

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a probationary period of 3 years

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and Navalny shall be obligated

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to report his actual place of residence

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without notifying the relevant state authority

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the authority responsible for supervision, which

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must be notified in advance of any change

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of actual place of residence, and to appear there

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for registration in a timely manner, no fewer than two

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times per month. The restrictive measure imposed on Alexei Navalny

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in the form of house arrest shall remain unchanged

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without amendment.

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The term of the sentence shall be counted

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for Navalny from December 30, 2014.

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under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, to enforce

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separately. Civil claim

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to recover jointly and severally from Oleg Navalny

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Anatolyevich Navalny and Alexei

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Navalny in favor of the company

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4,984 rubles 89 kopecks (about 49.85 rubles) as compensation

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for material damage caused

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by the crime. The verdict may be

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appealed through appellate procedure to

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the Moscow City Court within

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the prescribed period; for a convicted person held

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in custody, the same period runs from the day

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they are served with a copy of the verdict. In the event

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of filing an appeal, the convicted person has the right

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to petition for his participation in

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the consideration of the criminal case by the court

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of appellate instance, including appearing before the court

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of appellate instance. The convicted person has the right

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to declare this within 10 days of being served

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with a copy of the verdict, and within the same period after receiving

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a copy of the appellate

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submission or appeal complaint

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affecting

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...

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[applause]

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The verdict is unclear.

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Yes, nothing is clear from what you said.

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The transcript will be ready on January 15, 2015.

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Accordingly, on that date as well...

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[applause]

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Shame on you for doing this—aren’t you ashamed?

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What are you imprisoning him for? What kind of outrage is this? I

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don’t

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understand. Is all this just to punish me even more

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severely in this way?

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Punish...

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Don’t push forward, don’t touch anyone.

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[applause]

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Let’s go, guys.

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[applause]

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...

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[music]

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[applause]

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[applause]

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[music]

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[applause]

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We’re leaving.

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