Vladimir Egorov
Vladimir Egorov, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 213 part 1 item b, Russian Criminal Code; “The horse case”. Sentence (June 17, 2021): 2 years' suspended imprisonment. Status: at large.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Krasnodar · Bloggers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
2 years
suspended imprisonment
Upheld March 31, 2022
Charges
Full wording of the charges
During the action on 23 January, he climbed on the monument to the Kuban Cossacks in the form of a Cossack on a horse, after which, according to the investigation, "he put his pants on the hoof of the horse, then took off his trousers, exposing his buttocks, turned first towards the administrative building, slamming himself on them, thereby grossly violating public order".
Latest event
January 1, 2023 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Persecution begins
The horse case
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The horse case
- Case number
- 1-368/2021
Thematic group: Palace case
Details and sources
Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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