Court delays appeal hearing on blogger's fraud sentence
The court postponed the consideration of appeals against the blogger Shabutdinov's verdict.
Consensus
- The Moscow City Court postponed the hearing on appeals regarding Ayaz Shabutdinov's conviction.
- Shabutdinov was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined five million rubles for fraud.
- The case involved 113 victims, with total damages exceeding 57 million rubles.
- Both the defense and victims filed appeals against the verdict.
- Shabutdinov initially denied guilt but later accepted the charges before the trial.
Points of divergence
- The hearing is scheduled for September 17. — vm
- The hearing is scheduled for August 10. — kommersant
- The defense claims that most victims have no further claims. — kommersant
- The prosecution cited failure to timely notify the defendant as the reason for the delay. — vm
- The prosecution cited failure to timely notify the defendant, and the court granted the request to postpone. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Case of Ayaz Shabutdinov: court postponed consideration of appeals against sentence — Вечерняя Москва
- Court postponed consideration of appeals against blogger Shabutdinov's sentence — Коммерсантъ