Nikolai Deviaty
Nikolai Deviaty, born 1984, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 318 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Use of dangerous violence against a government official); “Case of Nikolai Deviaty on the use of violence against a police officer and a traffic police officer at the 23 January rally in St. Petersburg”. Sentence (August 4, 2021): 4 years 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · IT specialists · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
4 years 6 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld October 19, 2021
Charges
- Article 318 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Use of dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, at the action on 23 January, he attacked a traffic police officer and hit another policeman while trying to escape.
Latest event
January 1, 2024 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
Case of Nikolai Deviaty on the use of violence against a police officer and a traffic police officer at the 23 January rally in St. Petersburg
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Case of Nikolai Deviaty on the use of violence against a police officer and a traffic police officer at the 23 January rally in St. Petersburg
Thematic group: Palace case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of St. Petersburg who worked in the IT sector was detained on 24 January 2021 and taken into custody the next day on charges of using violence against two traffic police officers during a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on 23 January. Initially, Deviaty was charged with using non-dangerous violence against public officials, but the charge was later escalated to dangerous violence. Deviaty reported bribery within the pre-trial detention center, after which he was no longer brought to court for hearings. On 5 August, he was sentenced to four and a half years in a general-regime colony. It is believed that he was released in 2024.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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