Managing partner of the law firm Levant and Partners, Matvey Levant, spoke at the seminar “Peculiarities of consideration of criminal cases of hate crimes,” held on December 14 in St. Petersburg. The topic of the speech was information support and media coverage of this category of crimes.
During the Seminar, numerous issues related to the initiation and investigation of criminal cases of hate crimes were raised, as well as the features of their consideration from the point of view of values orientation. Topics for further discussion and debate included the safety of participants in the process, the role of expertise, and resources to help a lawyer.