(16 Mar 2023)
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Yekaterinburg, Russia - 16 March 2023
1. Wide of court room
2. Mid of judge
3. Mid of Yevgeny Roizman, ex-mayor of Yekaterinburg, speaking
4. Close of coat of arms
5. Mid of lawyer speaking
6. Roizman and lawyer looking at papers in judge's hands
7. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Yevgeny Roizman, ex-mayor of Yekaterinburg:
"The whole irony of the situation lies in the fact that those who conducted this case, they could understand this within a few minutes - I do not have an account there, I technically could not do this. But apparently, and what I do not like, is that they clearly understood that I had nothing to do with this, but they are misleading the court."
8. Close of sign on door reading (Russian) "Court room"
9. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Yevgeny Roizman, ex-mayor of Yekaterinburg:
"For me, there are no surprises in my country, I know my country, and I treat this as a natural disaster. That is, well, if it starts raining, I take an umbrella, if it began snowing, I dress warmer. That is, I have no illusions about what is happening."
10. Various of Roizman in corridor
11. Roizman and lawyer waiting for verdict
12. Judge entering
13. Mid of judge reading verdict
14. Court exterior, journalists walking
15. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladislav Idamzhapov, lawyer:
"We asked to request information from the VKontakte social network about who committed this offense, who had access to this social network - to this group, I mean. But the court refused for unknown reasons and brought (Yevgeny Rozman) to administrative responsibility on the basis of documents, namely the report of a police officer, the act of a police officer, and, in general, all other documents of police officers. No one demanded any objective evidence aimed at finding the truth in this case."
16. Close of sign reading (Russian) Leninskiy District Court
17. Various of Roizman shaking hands and getting into police car
STORYLINE:
A former mayor of Russia's fourth-largest city was ordered to spend 14 days in custody on Thursday pending his trial on charges that could entail a longer prison term, part of authorities' efforts to muzzle dissent.
Yevgeny Roizman, a sharp critic of the Kremlin, is one of the most visible and charismatic opposition figures in Russia. He enjoyed broad popularity while serving as mayor of Yekaterinburg, a city of 1.5 million people in the Ural Mountains.
Last year, Roizman, 60, who was mayor from 2013 to 2018, faced accusations of discrediting the Russian military and was barred from attending public events, using the internet, telephone or mail and communicating with anyone other than his lawyers and close family pending his trial.
Police arrested Roizman on Thursday on charges of reposting material containing a reference to the organization led by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that was banned by authorities.
Roizman rejected the accusations during a court hearing in Yekaterinburg after his detention and insisted that he wasn't even registered on that social network. His lawyer argued that the repost was done by members of one of his numerous support groups.
Despite Roizman's arguments, the court in Yekaterinburg sentenced him to 14 days in jail. The ruling would bar him from running in the elections set for later this year, although Roizman hasn't voiced an intention to join the race.
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