Vladimir Egorov
- Criminal Code
- Article 213 part 1 item b, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2021-06-17
- Region
- Krasnodar Krai
- City
- Krasnodar
Case summary
Blogger, punk rocker, has two children.
Detained at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on 23 January 2021, the next day he was arrested for 10 days on charges of organising an unauthorized event. On 25 January, it became known that a criminal case was opened against Egorov for climbing on a monument to the Kuban Cossacks and taking off his trousers. A written pledge not to leave was taken.
On 18 June he was sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment.
Others charged under Article 213 part 1 item b, Russian Criminal Code
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