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VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL NO. 5 (1797) САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ-ТАЙМС WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014 WWW.SPTIMES.RU KONSTANTINE CHALABOV / © RIA NOVOSTI CHALABOV KONSTANTINE A spectator at the Men’s Biathlon event in Sochi on Monday ditches the official Olympic merchandise for his own extravagant headgear. Reaction to CROWNING GLORY the games has so far been mostly positive, with athletes focusing on bringing home the gold. For more, see our coverage starting on page 8.has FEATURE VALENTINE’S DAY Swiss Perfumer Hot Chocolates ARTS & CULTURE Sniffs His Way Russians To Success Take On The Wild Photo exhibition Andy Tauer’s scents find shows best in an appreciative audience St. Petersburg’s sweet side country. Page 18. in Russia. Page 14. in the spotlight. Page 12. LocalNews www.sptimes.ru | Wednesday, February 12, 2014 ❖ 2 Activist Handed 4-Year Prison Term in ‘Warsaw Case’ could one be deaf not only to the initially that the police had stated that truth, but to the law? How could one criminal charges would be pressed destroy the life of an absolutely inno- against both Lyovkin and Schyotov, cent person, a young boy who has but later the same day Schyotov was barely turned 20?” taken to a hospital due to injuries sus- The defense believes the police tained during his arrest. picked Lyovkin, a young man with Schyotov took part in a number of blue hair and facial piercings, simply self-styled “protest art perfor- because of his easily recognizable ap- mances,” including the takeover of pearance. the historic Avrora Cruiser in 2011. “The officers identified him with Called “Memorable October, or the confidence, even if they had difficulty Resurrection of the Avrora,” the describing anyone who was nearby,” event took place on Oct. 16 to mark said Lyovkin’s lawyer, Gleb Lavren- the International Day to Eradicate tyev. Poverty. “They all said it was a ‘guy with According to Lavrentyev, Schyo- blue hair and piercings.’ It is clear tov is currently in hiding from both where that came from, because all the the defense and prosecution. officers are directly or indirectly sub- Both the anarchists and the ERA ordinate to Klebanov.” architectural preservationist group According to Lavrentyev, Ly- that took part in the attempts to save ovkin’s innocence was fully proven by the warehouse, condemned the de- photographic evidence and testimony fense’s tactic of putting the blame on from defense witnesses during the Schyotov as “unethical.” trial, which opened at the Leninsky “We don’t know who, in reality, in- District Court on Sept. 3, 2013. jured the policemen. However, if we The defense refers to Yevgeny did know, we would never tell anyone Schyotov, an anarchist artist known about it,” a group called the Anar- under the alias Flor, as being the one chist Black Cross St. Petersburg said who allegedly assaulted the police- in a statement on Nov. 20, 2013. SERGEY CHERNOV / SPT CHERNOV SERGEY man with a crowbar through a ware- “It does not fit the anarchist prin- Lyovkin’s lawyer, Gleb Lavrentyev, and his mother, Olga Lyovkina, with pictures of Lyovkin at Monday’s news conference. house window. Schyotov failed to ap- ciples to surrender anyone to the pear in court on Feb. 4, when sum- cops, and shame on those who do. By Sergey Chernov beating the protesters. At a police sta- obvious — that Denis is not guilty — moned as a witness, and has not been Moreover, if the one who injured the THE ST PETERSBURG TIMES tion, Lyovkin was singled out of the the testimony by the police officers available for comment since. policemen is found, it won’t make Ly- Denis Lyovkin, a 20-year-old activist 22 detained activists and charged with headed by the Admiralteisky District According to Lyovkin’s lawyer, ovkin’s life any easier. The case con- held for more than one year in the so- assaulting the policemen, before be- police chief automatically become Gleb Lavrentyev, the defense first tains five identical testimonies by po- called “Warsaw Case,” was sentenced ing transferred to Kresty prison. The perjury, something that the system, tried to prove the innocence of Ly- lice officers who ‘saw’ that it was Ly- to four years in prison Tuesday by remaining activists were charged with that the investigators, could not let ovkin, but at one point changed tac- ovkin who inflicted the blows. The Judge Irina Eizhvertina for assaulting holding an illegal rally and disobeying happen. The system short-circuited. tics trying to expose Schyotov as the prosecutor and court cannot admit two police officers at a protest. On police orders. Even the victims themselves are not person allegedly responsible for as- that they were lying. In this case, [the Feb. 4, the state prosecutor asked that Testimony against Lyovkin was interested in who assaulted them in saulting the police officers, because only thing that would change is that] Lyovkin be sentenced to 4 1/2 years given by six police officers including reality. I did not expect that it would “we could not stay silent anymore.” there would be simply two people in behind bars. the Admiralteisky District police be so absurd. “The defense’s position in this case the dock.” Lyovkin took part in an attempt to chief Grigory Klebanov. “After what happened to my son, I is simple,” Lavrentyev said. The anarchists squatted the ne- save a historic warehouse belonging “That’s when much became clear lost respect for people in uniforms; they “Unfortunately, the crime did take glected warehouse in late-December to the now-defunct Warsaw Railway to me. I understood that the investi- knew that Denis was innocent. They place. Indeed, the injuries were in- 2012, to turn it into an alternative cul- Station from demolition on Feb. 4, gation was over before it had even needed to quickly choose someone to flicted on two police officers with a tural center and art gallery in the 2013, which is believed to be St. Pe- started,” Olga Lyovkina, the activist’s be made responsible for this action. metal object, but we believe that we hopes of saving it from demolition. tersburg’s first protest to result in mother, told a news conference on “Both the investigator and the proved convincingly during the trial The warehouse was demolished on criminal charges being brought. Monday. prosecutor are regular people, I think that it was not Denis Lyovkin who did March 30, despite protests. The de- The defense claimed that the in- “The testimony by the police took they see everything, but nevertheless it.” veloper, Adamant, is planning to dictment against Lyovkin is based away any hope for a fair and compe- the prosecutor is asking for 4 1/2 years Yelena Lyubimova, an activist with build a luxury housing complex on purely on false evidence given by po- tent investigation.” Lyovkina said she in prison for my son. What for? How the Aid to the Detained group, said the site. lice officers. had collected photographs to prove The officers were allegedly injured Lyovkin’s innocence herself, but they when the police stormed the ware- were completely ignored by the inves- ALL ABOUT TOWN house. tigators. According to witnesses, police “I understood the reason,” she acted with force, knocking down and said.“It’s elementary; if they admit the Wednesday, Feb. 12 and Nikolaev restaurant at 77 Kanal Monday, Feb. 17 РЕКЛАМА SPIBA’s weekly English Club will be Griboyedova. This educational and If you haven’t already, don’t forget held this evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. convivial evening offers tastes of a to visit Expocenter Eurasia’s Favor- in their office at 21 Nevsky Prospekt. variety of Old World wines, focusing ite Fancy Things event, which began ФЕВРАЛЯ 2014 Practice future conversations with on the Burgundy region of France, on Feb. 12 and ends today. Top-of- 27 САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ English-speaking colleagues under and nibbles. Call +7(921) 904 3563 to the-line products such as outerwear, the tutelage of native English speak- make a reservation. home textiles and linens will all be ers. Break into the travel business and on display. Конференция learn the tools of the trade at In- Thursday, Feb. 13 tourfest Russia, the largest exhibi- Tuesday, Feb. 18 «Юридические итоги года. Курс на деофшоризацию: AmCham’s Joint IT and HR Com- tion in the world focusing on tourism Get up to speed at AmCham’s In- перспективы или угрозы для бизнеса?» mittee meeting starts this morning at in Russia. Find out not only about vestment and Legal Seminar this 9 a.m. The practical aspects of re- the intricacies of the domestic mar- morning starting at 9 a.m. The Официальный mote employee regulation will be ket but the international one as well. topic of discussion will be “Legis- Конференция ориентирована на крупные и средние тор- партнер говые и производственные предприятия, ведущие дея- discussed this time. The event will be held at the Petro- lation and Legal Practice Update тельность в Санкт-Петербурге и СЗФО. Get philosophical during the Brit- congress Center at 5 Ulitsa Lodey- for 2013 and Outlook for 2014.” В ФОКУСЕ ОБСУЖДЕНИЯ: ish Book Center’s FORM Film Club nopolskaya. The event will be held at the Paris • Послание президента на 2014 год: деофшоризация и starting at 6 p.m. this evening in their Conference Hall of the Novotel St. раскрытие бенефициаров, объединение судов, право следствия на возбуж- office at 18 Izmailovsky Prospekt. Saturday, Feb. 15 Petersburg Center on Ulitsa Maya- дение налоговых дел. The featured film is the BBC docu- The British Book Center will have kovskovo. • Налоги: международный обмен информацией, деофшоризация, перенос mentary “Philosophy: Guide to Hap- their monthly Reading Time this af- Starting today, LenExpo will be фискального бремени на налоговых агентов, новая концепция налогоо- piness,” an overview of the way some ternoon starting at 4 p.m.
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