Andrei Kosykh
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 318 part 2 applied with Article 33 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years 8 months
- Date of verdict
- 2017-08-08
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Address for letters
- 125130, г. Москва, ул. Выборгская, д. 20, ФКУ СИЗО-5 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Водник"), Косых Андрей Николаевич, 1986 г.р.
Case summary
On 13 April 2017, Basmanny District Court arrested Kosykh for two months. He was charged under Part 2 of Article 318 (use of violence against a representative of the authorities). On 9 August 2017, the Tverskoy District Court found Kosykh guilty and sentenced him to four years in a general regime colony. On 4 October 2017, the Moscow City Court reduced his sentence by four months to three years and eight months in a general regime colony. He is expected to be released in September 2019.
Others charged under Article 318 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Name withheld
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