Vadim Korovin
Vadim Korovin, born 1977, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Vadim Korovin”. Sentence (August 5, 2014): 100 thousand rubles fine (~1000 USD). Status: at large.
In brief
Moscow Oblast · Bloggers, Politicians
Sentence
100 thousand rubles fine (~1000 USD)
Upheld September 23, 2014
Charges
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
injured the leg of a traffic police officer by hitting him with the bumper of his car
Latest event
September 23, 2014 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
The case of Vadim Korovin
Criminal case
The case of Vadim Korovin
Details and sources
Full summary
Vadim Korovin is an activist of the Federation of Russian Automobile Owners (FAR) and the White Street protests. Korovin became a “media person” in the spring of 2012, when he tried to organize a “distribution of tents” near the Pushkinskaya metro station on the eve of the presidential elections. He was detained that day, allegedly on suspicion of theft. On October 7, 2012, Korovin was detained together with other activists in front of the presidential administration building, where he had brought a prison robe "as a gift" on the occasion of Putin's 60th birthday. Korovin was also detained at other protest events.Korovin was involved in the Rosagit project, which produced various protest paraphernalia and agitprop products. He lost the election of the Coordinating Council of the Opposition, but gained 10,000 votes. In spring 2013, as an FAR activist, he took part in a high-profile action to dismantle a car park near the Prosecutor General's Office, which the Federation considered illegal.
The criminal case against Korovin appeared at the end of May 2013. On May 24, Korovin did not allow a car with a flashing light to pass on Rublevskoye Highway (according to one version, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Viktor Kiryanov was in it), and he had a conflict with a traffic police officer from the escort car. Korovin was accused of injuring the leg of a traffic police officer by hitting him with the bumper of his car. On August 7, 2014, he was sentenced to a fine of 100 thousand rubles
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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