"The court upheld the decision of the first instance ... but reduced the sentence by five days, from 15 to 10 days of arrest, he will be released on June 7," the report said.
As it is specified, the Tver court of Moscow on May 28 arrested Azar for 15 days for participating in a picket in support of the founder of the project “Police Ombudsman” Vladimir Vorontsov. The court found Azar guilty under Part 8 of Art. 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.
The founder of the public “Police Ombudsman” was arrested on May 8 in the case of extorting 300 thousand rubles from a former police officer in the capital. He was charged with extortion.