Kirill Bogdanov
Kirill Bogdanov, born 1988, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “Kirill Bogdanov's case of violence against a police officer at the 31 January rally in St. Petersburg”. Sentence (August 10, 2022): 6 months' deprivation of liberty in a penal colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
6 months
deprivation of liberty in a penal colony
First instance, March 30, 2021: 1 year 6 months
Charges
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, at the rally on 31 January, he pushed a policeman, who then pointed a gun at him.
Latest event
August 10, 2022 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 6 months.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 6 months
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 6 months
· Persecution begins
Kirill Bogdanov's case of violence against a police officer at the 31 January rally in St. Petersburg
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Kirill Bogdanov's case of violence against a police officer at the 31 January rally in St. Petersburg
Thematic group: Palace case
Details and sources
Full summary
Originally from Arkhangelsk, he suffers from a chronic illness and has elderly relatives who are his dependents. He was detained in the case of violence against a representative of the authorities at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on 31 January 2021, in the video he apologised to the police officer. On 4 February Bogdanov was taken into custody. On 31 March, he was sentenced to a year and a half suspended sentence. The court of appeal left the decision unchanged, but the court of cassation satisfied the complaint of the prosecution, which considered the sentence too lenient, and sent the case for review. On 7 June 2022, the court of first instance sentenced Bogdanov to four months in a penal colony and released him due to time served. On 18 August, the appeal court increased the sentence to six months, so that Bogdanov would have to spend about two months in a penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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