The single father's 13-year-old daughter has now been placed in an orphanage. 9News
In a short closing statement, Moskalyov said he was "against" what the Kremlin insists on calling a "special military operation."
When an official announced in court Tuesday that Moskalyov had fled, some in attendance shouted, "Bravo!"Moskalyov's lawyer Vladimir Biliyenko said he learned of his client's disappearance at the hearing. Moskalyov was scheduled to appear in court again next week on a petition to restrict his parental rights.
Olga Podolskaya, a member of Yefremov's municipal council who has been helping Moskalyov, told AP that father and the daughter clearly love each other, and the decision to take Maria away was politically motivated. Maria's mother left when the girl was three and has another family in a different city, Podolskaya told AP by phone."We're all really worried, including Alexei's lawyer," she said, adding that the hope now was for other relatives to seek custody of Maria.
Also on Tuesday, a court in St Petersburg continued a hearing in the case against Irina Tsibaneva, 60, who is charged with desecrating a grave. In October she left a note on the grave of President Vladimir Putin's parents that said, among other things: "You raised a monster and a killer." She faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
Another recent raid in the capital targeted an event dedicated to the jailed artist Sasha Skochilenko, who is on trial for spreading false information about the army. The event's participants reported being beaten by police or threatened with rape.
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