Alexander Dolmatov
Alexander Dolmatov, born 1976, Moscow. Charges: Article 212 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organization of mass riots); “Alexander Dolmatov's case”. Status: deceased. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, June 20, 2012.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Engineers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 212 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Organization of mass riots
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he took part in the mass riots on Bolotnaya Square on 6 May 2012.
Latest event
January 17, 2013 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, June 20, 2012
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
Alexander Dolmatov's case
Criminal case
Alexander Dolmatov's case
Thematic group: Bolotnaya case
Details and sources
Full summary
Supporter of The Other Russia party. Worked as a leading designer at a major defence design bureau. On May 6, 2012, he was detained during the March of Millions in Moscow for disobeying police officers. Together with other participants of the rally on Bolotnaya Square, he was taken to the Taganskoe police department, where he spent about a day and a half. After his release, he complained of harassment and threats from the security services, and on June 10 he flew to the Netherlands via Kiev. Three days later, he applied for political asylum in the Netherlands, but he was refused.
He was in a deportation prison in Rotterdam, where he committed suicide on 17 January 2013.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia