Pavel Green-Romanov
Pavel Green-Romanov, born 1997, Moscow. Charges: Article 318 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Use of dangerous violence against a government official); “Pavel Grin-Romanov's case of violence against a Rosgvardiya officer at the 31 January rally in Moscow”. Sentence (July 20, 2021): 3 years' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony (the court of first instance imposed three and a half years… Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, September 16, 2021.
In brief
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Sentence
3 years
deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony (the court of first instance imposed three and a half years, the court of appeal reduced the term by six months)
First instance, April 9, 2021: 3 years 6 months
Charges
- Article 318 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Use of dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he sprayed a gas cartridge in the face of a Rosgvardiya officer at a rally on 31 January.
Latest event
November 10, 2023 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, September 16, 2021
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 3 years
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
Pavel Grin-Romanov's case of violence against a Rosgvardiya officer at the 31 January rally in Moscow
Criminal case
Pavel Grin-Romanov's case of violence against a Rosgvardiya officer at the 31 January rally in Moscow
- Case number
- 01-0327/2021
Thematic group: Palace case
Details and sources
Full summary
Was employed as an administrator at a computer club.
In February 2021, he was detained and on 4 February was taken into custody by court order on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities at a rally in support of Aleksei Navalny on 31 January. Initially, Green-Romanov was charged with the use of violence not dangerous to life and health, then reclassified as dangerous. On 9 April, he was sentenced to three and a half years in a general regime colony. On 20 July, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by six months.
Pavel claims that at the action on 31 January he tried to protect his wife and admitted his guilt in spraying the spray can at the rosgvargiya serviceman, partially, as due to the lowered visor the latter could not suffer any harm to health.
In April, Grin-Romanov was transferred to a colony in Perm Krai until the appeal is heard. Because of this, he has no opportunity to meet with his lawyers and relatives, nor can he familiarise himself with the case materials in court.
On 10 November 2023, Grin-Romanov was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 318 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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