Olga Gämmer
Olga Gämmer, born 1973, Kemerovo Oblast. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Olga Gyammer”. Sentence (April 18, 2019): 1 year 6 months' conditioned prison sentence. Status: deceased.
In brief
Kemerovo Oblast · Novokuznetsk · Office workers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
1 year 6 months
conditioned prison sentence
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to investigators, she hit a policeman "with the back side of her nail plate", which left him with a bruise.
Latest event
January 1, 2020 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 6 months
· Persecution begins
The case of Olga Gyammer
Criminal case
The case of Olga Gyammer
- Case number
- 1-64/2019(1-829/2018;)
Details and sources
Full summary
Olga Gämmer is mother of Novokuznetsk activist Lev Gyammer. On September 9th 2018, on the day of a protest against the pension reform organised by Navalny's local headquarters, Gyammer was leaving her home with another activist Mila Zemtsova. The police tried to detain Zemtsova, while Gyammer tried to defend her. A criminal case was initiated against Gyammer for violence against a representative of the authorities. Her son Lev Gyammer believes that the case against his mother was opened because of his activities. On 19 April 2019, Olga Gyammer was sentenced to a year and a half of conditioned prison sentence. Gyammer died in July 2019.
Other people prosecuted under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.