Elvar Guliyev
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2021-06-09
- Region
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- City
- Yekaterinburg
Case summary
He is a resident of Yekaterinburg born in 1996 and a participant in a rally on 23 January 2021 in support of Alexei Navalny. A criminal case was opened on charges of violence against a representative of the authorities: according to the investigation, Guliyev pulled a police officer by the arm. On 9 June 2021, Guliyev was sentenced to a fine of 40,000 rubles.
Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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