The Central District Court of Novosibirsk dismissed the administrative case against the deputy of the local city council Helga Pirogova. Om1.ru was told about this in court.
“For a year and a half in the colony, I was mentally prepared.” Deputy Helga Pirogova on the persecution of the security forces, the forced departure and the views of Russians on the war about the armed forces (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). By law, she cannot be tried for the same act under the articles of the Administrative and Criminal Codes at the same time.
Helga Pirogova has been abroad since the end of July. Shortly before leaving Russia, a criminal case was opened against her under part 1 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code on behalf of the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin. The security forces claim that other deputies from the Novosibirsk region turned to the Investigative Committee, who were outraged by Pirogova’s comment about “dead Russian servicemen” to the text of Mediazona.