Elena Gorban
Elena Gorban, born 1992, Moscow. Charges: Article 213 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Hooliganism (group, with weapons, or against a government official)); “The case of the action in front of the United Russia office”. Sentence (April 20, 2022): three years nine months' suspended imprisonment. Status: at large.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Scientists
Sentence
3 years 9 months
three years nine months' suspended imprisonment
First instance, January 18, 2021: 4 years
Charges
- Article 213 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Hooliganism (group, with weapons, or against a government official)
Full wording of the charges
committed hooliganism, i.e. a gross violation of public order, expressing disrespect for society, committed with the use of objects used as weapons, motivated by political hatred against the All-Russian political party Edinaya Rossiya (United Russia)
Latest event
April 20, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Cassation ruling
sentence changed · 3 years 9 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
The case of the action in front of the United Russia office
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of the action in front of the United Russia office
Other defendants in the case
- Andrei Eikin — At large, 1 year 9 months
- Azat Miftakhov — At large, 5 years 9 months
Thematic group: The case of the action in front of the United Russia office
Details and sources
Full summary
On 13 February 2018, she was detained after a search in a case of hooliganism committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy. She pleaded guilty. On 15 February, Gorban was released on her own recognisance. On 18 January 2021, she was sentenced to four years' suspended sentence. On 21 April 2022, the court of cassation reduced the sentence by three months.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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