Olga Bendas
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2021-06-22
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
Olga Bendas participated in a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on 23 January 2021. Many media reported that Bendas is a citizen of Ukraine, but this is not true: Olga was born in Odessa in 1985 and now has Russian citizenship.
On 29 January 2021, she was sent to detention on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny.
The investigation claims that the woman struck the policeman several times, including on the head. Bendas does not deny guilt. Olga is known for the video where she picks up a baton from the ground with the words "I'll keep this trophy anyway." The media reported that she took it from one of the law enforcers, but the video refutes this.
On 22 June 2021, Bendas was sentenced to two years in a general regime penal colony. On 31 August 2022, she was released.
Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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