Valery Dubeniuk
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesCases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 1 year
- Date of verdict
- 2022-04-25
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
Case summary
Resident of St. Petersburg. In March 2022, detained after an anti-war rally on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities. He was taken into custody. Pleaded guilty, his case was considered in court under special procedure. On 25 April he was sentenced to a year in a penal colony. Released in October 2022.
Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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