Lev Gämmer
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 239 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 280.4 part 3, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesExtremism casesCases related to mass actions
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
He was an activist of the Protest Novokuznetsk movement, then moved to Krasnodar and was the coordinator of Navalny's local headquarters. He is the editor-in-chief of Skat Media. In 2023, it became known that Gämmer was a suspect in a criminal case opened in connection with the activities of Vesna: he was charged with organising the activities of an extremist community, spreading "fakes" about the Armed Forces, calling for activities that threaten the security of the Russian Federation and spreading disrespectful information about the days of military glory. On 22 July 2024, Gämmer was arrested in absentia in this case, and was also added to the charges of creating an organisation that infringes on the personality and rights of citizens, and involvement in the organisation of mass riots.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code
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