Demonstration by lawyers of defendants in high-profile criminal cases of numerous…

The demonstration by lawyers of defendants in high-profile criminal cases of numerous awards that their clients have received has become one of the judicial trends of 2024. The defense of Tula senator Dmitry Savelyev, who was arrested on August 2 for two months on charges of organizing the “murder” of his business partner Sergei Ionov, was no exception.

At a meeting of the Moscow City Court, which considered the defense’s appeal against Savelyev’s arrest, the lawyers stated that “during his career,” the senator was “noted by many state awards and awards from the constituent entities of Russia, in particular, he was awarded the Order of Honor, the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.” , medal “For Courage”, silver and gold medals “For special contribution to development”, “For dedication and unity”.

“He has departmental awards from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Justice, and the Russian Treasury. Savelyev is a combat veteran. During his military service in the ranks of the Soviet Army, Savelyev participated in combat missions in Afghanistan, for which he was twice awarded the medal “For Courage”, the badge “Participant in the Afghan War”, and the award of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan “Internationalist Warrior from the Grateful Afghan People.” ,” the senator’s defense listed.

The lawyers asked to release Savelyev under house arrest or under a ban on certain actions. The Moscow City Court took into account the senator’s awards, but noted that they “in themselves do not entail the cancellation or change of the appealed court decision, since they do not contain information about such data that would cast doubt on the correctness of the conclusions of the trial court.”

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