Sergey Makhnatkin, 56, who was detained by the police at an opposition meeting held on December 31, 2009, was sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment for allegedly breaking the nose of a policeman. The demonstration was held in support of Article 31 of the Russian Constitution (establishing the freedom of demonstrations) and was dispersed by the police. Makhnatkin, who is not a member of any political organization, says he simply passed by and made a remark to a police officer, who was dragging a 70 year-old woman (oppositionist Raisa Vavilova) into a police bus; in response to Makhnatkin’s comment, the policemen seized and beat him. The next day Makhnatkin was released, but five months later, he was re-arrested and charged with attacking a police officer.
http://lenta.ru/news/2010/06/09/time/
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1383805&NodesID=6
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