Previously convicted for extortion lawyer is accused of causing harm to a police officer

Against the notorious lawyer from Krasnodar Mikhail Baneasa criminal case on signs of the crime under part 1 of article 318 of the criminal code. Lawyer and opposition activist who participated in the organization of local supporters of Alexei Navalny, according to the investigation may be guilty of using violence against a representative of authorities in connection with the performance of their duties – misleading media.

According to the source, the investigation believes that Banias being in salon of the car of the police officers at the entrance to the territory of the interior Ministry of Russia in Krasnodar, knowing that he would made the Protocol on an administrative offense under part 2 of article 20.2 of the administrative code ("violation of the established procedure of the public event"), in order to avoid drawing up the Protocol, knowing that being with him in the car, the police are the authorities and are in the performance of their official duties, deliberately, applied to him violence is grabbed and bit a police officer's hand, have caused another employee at least three blows with an elbow in the face area, chest, upper extremities.

- Their actions Begnas caused the bruise in the left clavicle, bruises and abrasions to the left shoulder, bleeding in the right forearm, says the source.

Having the status of a lawyer, Michael Beniash known for his harsh speeches in support of opposition leader Navalny. In particular, he called for the detainees at unsanctioned opposition to cut his wrists to get blood the walls of the Cabinet and the form of the police.

Earlier media wrote, Benias a few years ago, he was found guilty under article 63 of the criminal code ("Extortion"). The court found: under the threat of dissemination of defamatory Builder from Sochi information, the human rights activist demanded from him 25 thousand dollars. Otherwise, promised to inform the media that the permission for the construction of the administrative building, he received the alleged bribe. He Banias pleaded not guilty - they say, the money was intended "for the improvement of the yard", next to which building began. After probation counsel was not released abroad, he then appealed to the European court of human rights. Is it any wonder that the ECHR fairly quickly considered the complaint from Sochi, brought to pay him 5 thousand euros in the case of "Michael Beniash against Russia."

In addition to the litigation with the Russian Federation, the lawyer defending the former judge of Hostinsky regional court of Dmitry Novikov, a recently - Krasnodar opposition leader Alexei Mandrigelya and participants of the unsanctioned rally of supporters of Navalny. By the way, that he filed the first complaint to the ECHR for their detention.