MOSCOW, March 1 (RAPSI) – The Tverskoy District Court on Thursday gave a 1-year suspended sentence to a teenager for using violence against a National Guard officer during an unauthorized rally held on June 12, 2017, in Moscow, attorney Sergey Badamshin told RAPSI.

The defendant was freed from house arrest.

On Wednesday, prosecutors demanded 1.5 years in prison for the teenager.

According to investigators, on June 12, 2017, the defendant participating in unauthorized rally on Tverskaya Street organized by opposition politician Alexey Navalny sprayed tear gas in the eyes of a special unit officer of the National Guard’s Main Directorate. The officer received an eye burn as a result of the incident.

Initially, Navalny has agreed with a proposal of the city's authorities to hold a rally at Academician Sakharov Avenue in Moscow on June 12. However, shortly before the beginning of the rally he called his supporters to change its location to Tverskaya Street in central Moscow. He was arrested and later sentenced to a 30-day term in custody. The opposition politician was found guilty of violating rally organization rules specified in the Russian Code of Administrative Offences.