The Supreme Court held both sides of the fight accountable.
In Blagoveshchensk, both participants in a parking fight were charged with administrative offenses.
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Russia's highest judicial authority allows for administrative liability for all parties to a physical conflict. This position is reflected in a ruling by the judicial panel for administrative cases, which RIA Novosti has reviewed.
The case was prompted by a complaint from a Blagoveshchensk resident involved in a standoff in a parking lot that ended in physical violence. The man was found guilty of assault and received a fine of 5,000 rubles. Challenging this decision, the plaintiff appealed to the Supreme Court, initially citing self-defense, as his opponent had desecrated his car with spit. "I had no choice but to protect my dignity; I had to defend myself... The assault did occur, but solely in self-defense," the man is quoted as saying in the document.
In further testimony, the citizen denied inflicting blows, explaining his actions as "pushing away with the palm of his hand."
He supported his claim of self-defense with information about the second participant in the incident being charged under the same article. However, the court found that the applicant's behavior was proactive, not defensive, and that holding his opponent accountable does not absolve the complainant of liability. "The mutual infliction of bodily harm does not negate the obligation of each guilty party to bear legal liability," the court concluded, upholding the original sentence.
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