The Supreme Court overturned the verdict in the Nazi rehabilitation case because of the expert

The Supreme Court overturned the sentence of nationalist blogger and leader of the movement “For the Removal of Lenin” Mikhail Nalimov under the article on the rehabilitation of Nazism, since the examination in this criminal case was carried out by a specialist who did not have sufficient qualifications. The case of the blogger, who was previously sentenced to forced labor, will now be considered anew.

The Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation recognized that the psychological and linguistic examination in the case of Mikhail Nalimov was carried out by an expert with insufficient qualifications. “There are no documents evidencing advanced training or professional retraining that give expert M. the right to conduct professional activities in the specialty of forensic psychological examination, including conducting psychological research of information materials,” it says. cassation ruling Sun.

Due to the violations identified by the authority, the case was sent for re-examination to the First Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction.

As noted TASS, in March 2021, the Moscow City Court found ex-participant of the “Russian Marches” Mikhail Nalimov guilty of rehabilitating Nazism. The reason for the verdict was the pictures posted by the nationalist on social networks, “symbolizing the victory in the Great Patriotic War, on top of each of which images of a pentagram were superimposed.” As a punishment, he was sentenced to three years of forced labor with a deduction of 10% from his salary to the state income. The blogger was also deprived of the right to engage in activities related to the administration of websites on the Internet for a period of five years.

Alexander Kislov