Court releases cancer patient Pyotr Parpulov

Today, a court has ruled that Sochi resident Pyotr Parpulov, sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment in a case on high treason, will be released. Pyotr Parpulov suffers from an oncological disease, and he needs hospitalization, his daughter reports.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that in January 2016, Pyotr Parpulov was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony on the charge of high treason. The court decided to release Sochi resident Pyotr Parpulov because of his severe decease, but public prosecutor filed an appeal against the court’s decision.

Today, the Tambov Regional Court has ruled to release Pyotr Parpulov, his daughter Yulia Parpulova has informed the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent. Elena Khvorova, the judge of the appellate instance, has dismissed the appeal submission of the deputy prosecutor of the city of Tambov and legitimized the decision of the first instance court to release Pyotr Parpulov from custody because of his severe decease, which falls into the list of diseases that do not allow a sick person to be in isolation, Yulia Parpulova reports.

“When the judge announced her verdict, my father and I cried, we were so happy. We had been going to this long-awaited freedom for almost nine years. The father, if not for this release, still had 4.5 years of the sentence. Of course, he would not live to see the end of his imprisonment because of his decease and lack of proper medical treatment. Every year he applied for a pardon and every year he was denied,” Yulia Parpulova said.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on July 19, 2022 at 03:09 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.