Vadim Khairullin
- Criminal Code
- Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 1 year
- Date of verdict
- 2022-08-08
- Region
- Kaliningrad Oblast
- City
- Kaliningrad
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 15 September 2022
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Case summary
A resident of Kaliningrad, Khairullin came under investigation in June 2021 for repeated violations of the regulations on holding public events. On 20 August he was placed under recognisance as a suspect in the case. The measure was cancelled on 30 August but reimposed on 24 January 2022.
On 8 August 2022, Khairullin was sentenced to one year in a general-regime colony. He was released on 22 June 2023.
Others charged under Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code
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