Elnar Efimov
- Criminal Code
- Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 1 year 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2021-08-04
- Region
- Tatarstan
- City
- Kazan
Case summary
A resident of Kazan. He was detained in February 2021 in connection with the case on incitement to mass riots related to the rallies in support of Alexei Navalny, taken into custody. On August 5, 2021, Efimov was sentenced to one and a half years in a penal colony. On December 30, of the same year, he was released.
Others charged under Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Name withheld
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