Kirill Serebrennikov
a Few minutes ago, petty-bourgeois city court of Moscow has announced the conviction and 50-year-old artistic Director of “Gogol-center” and film Director Kirill Serebrennikov and the other defendants in the sensational case, “the Seventh Studio”, including producer Alex Malopolski, former CEO Yuri Itin, former official of the Ministry of culture (now the Director of Ramtha) Sophia Apfelbaum.
Serebrennikov, itina and Malopolska was convicted of fraud in especially large size and gave them suspended sentences: three years Serebrennikov and Itino and two years Malopolski. In addition, they will have to pay fines in the amount of 800 thousand, 200 thousand and 300 thousand rubles, respectively.
knowing about funds pieces of silver, and Itin by deception employees of the Ministry of culture decided to create a stable, cohesive group (later it included the Malopolska),
the judge said Olesya Mendeleev, noting that pieces of silver “hid the embezzlement and the state caused especially large damage”.
Kirill Serebrennikov
Also at the meeting was satisfied a civil claim for compensation 129 million rubles. It will be paid pieces of silver, Itin and Malopolski. To the payment of damages to the property and the account Director will be arrested.
Sophia Apfelbaum was acquitted, saying that she “was not aware of the criminal nature of the events, acted alone”.
the news about the acquittal Apfelbaum people in court applauded pic.twitter.com/7RnCGyPxQA
She appointed a fine, but to pay it it is not needed due to the expiration of the Statute of limitations.
the case of the former accountant Nina Massieu, also held in the case, was earlier transferred to another judge. She’s the only one of the defendants made a deal with the investigation and give grateful evidences. The other defendants denied his guilt.
outside the court building gathered a large number of people — among them were not only journalists, but also many friends and colleagues Serebrennikov (Yuliya Aug, Victoria Isakova, Oxxxymiron, Yekaterina Varnava, Roma Zver, Dmitry Bykov, Alisa Hazanova), as well as just those who came to support the defendants in the case.
Alex Malopolski went to a meeting with a large backpack — apparently, he was very pessimistic. Arriving at the court by Kirill Serebrennikov, the audience met with loud applause.
Recall that Serebrennikov accused of a multimillion embezzlement of budget funds. According to the prosecution, in 2011-2014 Silver��nikov and the other defendants kidnapped 133 million (later, the prosecution reduced the amount to 129 million). These funds were allocated ANO “the Seventh Studio” for the development of the project “Platform”, who came up with pieces of silver.
for Some time the Director held by the witness, yet the testimony it did not give former chief accountant Nina Maslyaeva. According to Massieu, false data in the financial statements she made on the orders itina, Serebrennikov and Malopolska.
I did the endless production and organization of events. I worked in Finance,
— said earlier in court, the pieces of silver, noting that the work of the accounting Department was badly organized.
the Director was arrested in 2017 for the filming of “Summer” and sent under house arrest. Later this measure was replaced with a recognizance not to leave. The accusations against the government caused a great resonance in a creative environment. In support were made by Russian and foreign actors and Directors.
Obviously, pieces of silver and the other defendants in the “case, “the Seventh Studio” innocent and should be acquitted. They should have apologized on behalf of the state
— expressed its position before the court Alexei Venediktov.
somehow I think that all will be well. What is a suspended sentence. That Cyril will come,
— wrote in his telegram channel Ksenia Sobchak.
Recall that before the trial the Prosecutor asked to appoint Serebrennikov real period of six years in prison and a fine of 800 thousand rubles. Producer Alexei Malopolska the state Prosecutor asked to appoint five years of imprisonment and a fine of 300 thousand rubles, the former General Director “the Seventh Studio” Yuri Itino and ex-official of the Ministry of culture Sofia Apfelbaum — four years and 200 thousand rubles fine.
