Kazakov was found guilty of insulting a representative of the authorities which he certainly did. His highly unflattering remarks were, however, undoubtedly deserved, and the reason for them was not challenged at all.
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Halya Coynash: Russian Tatar sentenced for protesting police racism and anti-Muslim policy
The good news is that a court in Tver on August 11 found Russian Tatar Shamil Kazakov not guilty of 'inciting hatred against the police as a social group'. This is a major thing, since Kazakov was already in detention and faced a serious prison sentence if convicted. There is nothing else positive to report since Kazakov was convicted of the other charge and sentenced to 10 months' corrective work. He will not need to serve this, but only because he has already spent a considerable time under house arrest, as well as a few weeks (since July 22) in detention.
