A Moscow City Court judge rejected our appeal to start review proceedings on the guilty verdict.

A Moscow City Court judge refused to open supervision proceedings under our complaint.

This is outrageous. Prison authorities said he was simply drinking tea where he should not have been.

I have filed a complaint with the Moscow City Court chairwoman, particularly about the refusal to open a review of proceedings.

This is outrageous. This is a grave punishment.

The reply to our appeal says that there is no reason to review the verdict.

The judge of the Moscow City Court refused to review proceedings when we appealed, without citing a single reason.

We have appealed with the Supreme Court on the same grounds: we are asking for the sentence to be overturned as [it is] illegal and unsubstantiated.