Evgeny Gavrilov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesExtremism cases
- Verdict
- Compulsory medical treatment, Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2021-08-05
- Region
- Karelia
- City
- NULL
Case summary
Resident of Segezha (Karelia), blogger and activist.
In February 2021, he was included in the terrorist and extremist register of Rosfinmonitoring. Later it became known that a case was opened against him for calls to terrorism and extremism, in particular because of publications about the explosion in the building of the Arkhangelsk FSB in 2018. On 18 June 2021, he was fined under the administrative article on incitement to hatred (Article 20.3.1 of the Administrative Code) due to publications on social media.
In July 2021, it also became known that another criminal case was opened against him under the article on the rehabilitation of Nazism.
On 5 August 2021, he was sentenced in the case of calls to extremism and terrorism to a fine of 360 thousand rubles and outpatient observation by a psychiatrist
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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