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Russian actor arrested at rally released pending appeal

Russian actor arrested at rally released pending appeal | iNFOnews.ca
Actor Pavel Ustinov, who was earlier sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison for assaulting police at the July 27 rally, is shown on a TV screen as he listens to the decision of the court of cassation while in remand prison in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. Ustinov has been released from pre-trial detention following a massive outcry and an appeal is scheduled for Sept. 26. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

MOSCOW – A Russian actor sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison for allegedly assaulting a police officer has been released from custody following a massive outcry.

Pavel Ustinov, 24, was charged on Sept. 16 with assaulting a police officer at an opposition rally in July. He pleaded not guilty, claiming he was simply waiting for a friend outside the metro.

Video from the scene showed Ustinov being tackled by police officers as he looked at his phone on the sidelines of the rally. A Moscow court refused to consider these videos as evidence.

The arrest of Ustinov, a little-known actor, was widely seen especially among Russia’s creative community as a means of intimidating the opposition.

He was released Friday pending an appeal on Sept. 26. He cannot leave Moscow during his bail.

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