Oksana Sevastidi. Photo from the personal archive of Oksana Sevastidi Source: http://smiexpress.ru/news/russia/-50514-zashita-po-delu-o-gosizmene-projdet-proverku/

12 March 2017, 11:33

Oksana Sevastidi is back at large

Oksana Sevastidi, a resident of Sochi, who had been convicted for sending an SMS-message to Georgia about the transportation of military equipment, has been released from the Moscow SIZO (pre-trial prison) “Lefortovo”.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on March 7 the Russian President signed a decree on pardoning Ms Sevastidi. Her defence insists on her complete innocence and decided to seek for a revision of her verdict.

On March 3, 2016, Oksana Sevastidi was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment for sending an SMS-message to her acquaintance in Georgia about transportation of military equipment to Abkhazia.

After her liberation, Sevastidi did not contact journalists. Her only response was the answer to the question about her health: "I feel good," the RIA “Novosti” quotes her as saying.

Let us remind you that in February the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" recognized Sevastidi as a political prisoner.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

March 29, 2024 17:24

March 28, 2024 22:50

March 28, 2024 22:19

  • Court extends arrest of blogger Alyona Agafonova

    Alyona Agafonova, a blogger from Samara, accused of desecrating a symbol of military glory because of her video filmed near the monument "The Motherland is Calling!" has been left in custody until June 19.

March 28, 2024 22:16

March 28, 2024 22:13

News archive