MOSCOW, November 19 (RAPSI) – The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the 3 years and 2 months sentence given to Dmitry Ishevsky, confessed participant in the Moscow riots in 2012, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

Ishevsky earlier filed an appeal against his sentence.  According to his attorney Dmitry Dubrovin, the appeal was aimed at sentence mitigation or some form of liability without serving time in prison.

Over 400 people were arrested and scores injured in the Bolotnaya Square protest that turned violent in May 2012. Dozens were later charged with inciting mass riots and using violence against law enforcement officers.

Ishevsky pleaded guilty and filed a motion for a special procedure trial. According to Russian law, the special procedure ensures a trial without reviewing the evidence or having witness testimonies, and will secure him no more than 2/3 from the maximum possible liability according to the charges.

In February, Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court sentenced eight activists to prison terms ranging from 30 to 43 months for participation in the riots. Aleksandra Dukhanina was given a suspended sentence.

Mikhail Kosenko, another suspect in the case, was convicted for assaulting a police officer. However, he was diagnosed with a mental disorder and released from liability for the crimes, but ordered to undergo mental treatment. Later he was released.

Ten suspects were pardoned pursuant to a broad amnesty spearheaded by Russian President Vladimir Putin in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Russian constitution at the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014.

Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev were accused of organizing mass protests. They were sentenced last July by the Moscow City Court to 54 months each.