Navalnyka Sobol, who insulted the judge, got off with a trivial punishment
Lyubov Sobol, who recommends herself as a lawyer for criminal blogger Alexei Navalny, was found guilty today of violating the inviolability of the home. She was sentenced to correctional labor for a period of one year with a monthly deduction of 10% from her salary to the state income.
The verdict was handed down by a magistrate of judicial district No. 276 of the Novokosino district of Moscow, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The court ordered Sobol to report monthly to a specialized government agency and not change her place of residence and work without its notification. In addition, she was given a written undertaking not to leave the place.
Let us remember that in December last year, a “lawyer” forcibly broke into the apartment of the mother-in-law of a man whom she considers “Navalny’s poisoner.” It is noteworthy that Sobol herself posted a recording of her act on the Internet.
The trial of the “lawyer” took place over four sessions and turned into a weak remake of the trial of her boss in the case of defamation of a veteran in February. Sobol also tried to disrupt the hearing and was rude to the judge.
At the first meeting, the oppositionist was kicked out of the hall because she brazenly filmed everything that was happening and did not respond to comments. Sobol refused the services of her lawyer, leaving him completely at a dead end. But at the second meeting it turned out that she also refused the services of a state lawyer, and her lawyer returned. After this, Sobol also challenged the judge.
She was rude to victims, ostentatiously ate right in the meeting room, and went out without asking to give interviews to liberal media. She did not show up at all to one of the meetings, using the excuse that she was taking her child to the pool. The next day she was forcibly brought in, and she again defiantly began filming the process. When she wasn't filming, she ate nuts and read a book.
As in the Navalny trial, the judge endlessly made futile remarks to which the defendant did not react. To prevent Sobol from filming, she was surrounded by bailiffs. But the court obediently complied with requests to turn off the air conditioner, open the window, and go to the toilet. They only refused to bring a minor child from the victim’s family into the hall. Sobol demanded the judge's recusal for the second time.
She came late to the reading of the verdict, wearing a T-shirt with the inscription “Where is the criminal case for the poisoning of Navalny.” Then she took out her camera, and the bailiffs rushed to block the judge. In the middle of the verdict, Sobol again demanded to open the window, and then shouted comments.
“As a fan of Navalny, when going to rallies, remember: if you hit a riot policeman with a plastic cup, you will be sent to prison. If your overlords are involved in gross criminal activities... nothing will happen to them,” commented journalist Alexei Repin, who covered the trial.
Sobol is going to challenge the verdict and run for the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
“I support Sobol’s sentence and propose that her correctional work be carried out in the State Duma,” Alexey Venediktov, editor-in-chief of the liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy, scoffs on his telegram channel.
Navalny supporter Sobol, who insulted a judge, received a light punishment.