Mikhail Kavun
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Case dismissed
- Date of verdict
- 2023-02-10
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Address for letters
- 125130, г. Москва, ул. Выборгская, д. 20, ФКУ СИЗО-5 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Водник"), Кавун Михаил Маркович, 1961 г.р.
Case summary
He is a geologist and a candidate of sciences. According to his lawyer's version, the attention of law enforcement was drawn to his photo in which he posed in a T-shirt with the inscription "Zhidobandera", the inscription "Glory to Ukraine" on his motorbike that had a licence plate with letters “PTN PNH” (a Russian abbreviation meaning “Putin, go f*** yourself”). He often travelled to Ukraine, and those trips contributed to his being charged with financing extremist activities.
“In the summer of 2021, Mikhail was stopped by officers of the “E” Centre and was told that he was allegedly listening to banned music – the Ukrainian band Okean Elzy,” said Dmitry Zakhvatov, a lawyer cooperating with Department One.
Shortly before his arrest in April 2022, Kavun was subjected to a merry-go-round of arrests: first, he was detained on trumped-up charges of disobedience to policeand, and then allegedly for petty hooliganism.
Others charged under Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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