Vladimir Abrosimov
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2018-08-06
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
Case summary
Abrosimov was detained on 20 June 2017 under the charges of using violence against a National Guard fighter during the dispersal of an anti-corruption rally on 12 June. At first it was reported that the fighter was stabbed, but later the Investigative Committee denied this information. Abrosimov was placed under house arrest. He pleaded guilty. On 7 July 2018, he was sentenced to a fine of 100 thousand rubles.
Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
What we write about political persecution
Recent material from this section. This is section navigation — the articles below are not about this person.
- 2026-09-04Georgia court clears extradition of Fugal ally to Russia
- 2026-09-04Russia labels Novaya Gazeta a 'foreign agent,' adds over 100 affiliated names
- 2026-09-04Russian court sentences hostage-takers from Rostov detention center to up to 29 years
- 2026-09-04Two Yabloko Duma candidates detained in Moscow two days before vote
- 2026-09-03British man says Russian police beat him, jumped on his head at station in Yessentuki
Source: this person’s record in the OVD-Info political persecution database
Published under CC BY 3.0. The criteria for treating a person as politically persecuted belong to OVD-Info; FACTUM relays their assessment and makes none of its own.
OVD-Info has been designated an «extremist» organisation in Russia — by decision of the Russian authorities, like other independent human rights and media projects.