The defense of Russian opposition leader Eduard Limonov, arrested in Moscow after a rally on December 31, along with other political figures Boris Nemtsov and Konstantin Kosyakin, appealed his 15-day jail term, Limonov's lawyer said on Tuesday.
"Today we have filed a complaint to the Moscow Gagarinsky District Court urging the cancelation of the court's ruling," Alexei Orlov said.
Two protest rallies - one sanctioned and one not - were held at Moscow's central Triumfalnaya Square on December 31. Police then detained over 60 participants of the rally, including opposition leaders.
Limonov was charged for yelling obscenities at law enforcers.
Oleg Prokhorov, Nemtsov's lawyer, said after Nemtsov had been arrested, his defense made approximately ten attempts to appeal, but the courts refused to consider them because of the 10-day New Year's holiday that ended on January 11 in Russia.
The lawyer also said there was a nonconformance because the court was operating during the holiday as it had sanctioned arrests of those accused of illegally holding protests, however was closed when it came to considering appeals.
MOSCOW, January 11 (RIA Novosti)
