The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow allowed six searches in cases of high treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code). Information about this «Mediazona» found on the website of the capital's courts.
Judge Sergei Ryabtsev considered all petitions today, June 14. The meeting on the first of them began at 11:30 Moscow time, and on the last — at 12:30 Moscow time. According to the court cards, each motion took ten minutes to consider, only one was considered in 20 minutes.
Who the security forces plan to conduct searches is unknown. The search permit documents are classified.
In the practice of Russian courts, Article 275 of the Criminal Code (treason) has always remained rare, cases were initiated mainly in connection with espionage.
After February 24, 2022, the concept of high treason expanded dramatically, the security forces began to open cases under Article 275 of the Criminal Code both for donations from the Armed Forces of Ukraine and for attempts to leave for Ukraine. In November, the security forces for the first time initiated a criminal case on preparing for treason against a 21-year-old student from Astrakhan.
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