Danil Beglets
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2019-09-03
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Address for letters
- 123308, г. Москва, 1-й Силикатный проезд, д. 11, к. 1, ФКУ СИЗО-3 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Пресня"), Беглец Данил Юрьевич, 1992 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 9 September 2019
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Case summary
On 27 July 2019 he was detained during the dispersal of a rally for fair elections. He was questioned at the police station by an employee of the Investigative Committee. On 9 August, Beglets was detained as part of a criminal case, the same day the court ordered to take him into custody. First he was charged with participation in mass riots, then - with use of violence against a representative of the authorities. The case of violence was separated into separate proceedings, the fugitive pleaded guilty and agreed to a special trial.
On 3 September, the court sentenced Beglets to two years in a penal colony. On 27 March 2020, the court of cassation instance changed the regime of serving the sentence to a settlement colony.
On 20 October, the court granted Beglets's application for parole. On 2 November, Beglets was released.
Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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