Tagansky Court of Moscow on Thursday convicting the accused on the case of painting in the colors of Ukrainian flag stars on the spire of the skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya embankment, reports journalist Last news from the courtroom.

the incident received wide attention, occurred on 20 August 2014. By assumption of the investigation, the defendants posted Ukrainian flag on the spire of a tall building in the center of the capital of Russia. In addition, They could paint half stars, crowning spire, blue. Currently the star returned to its original form.

The court found the defendants guilty, the verdict continues. The judge will transfer confirmation, which came to the conclusion about the guilt, and then name the punishment.

on the bench of the accused are five people: based jumpers Anna Lepeshkina, Alexander Cellars, Alexey Shirokogorov, Evgenia Korotkova and Roper St. Petersburg Vladimir undercutting. They are imputed to two articles of the criminal code: hooliganism and vandalism.

according to investigators, the star painted Ukrainian rufer Pavel Usever, also known as Grisha Mustang, he helped the defendant Vladimir undercut, and the four based jumpers jumped from the roof to draw attention to this action. The investigation considers the purpose of this act " the destabilization of the situation in the capital of Russia and the provocation of hatred ".

sections: Politics