Alexander Kotov (Etkin)
Alexander Kotov (Etkin), born 1995, Perm Krai. Charges: Article 213 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Hooliganism (group, with weapons, or against a government official)); “The case of the mannequin with Putin's face”. Status: at large.
In brief
Perm Krai · Perm · Journalists
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 213 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Hooliganism (group, with weapons, or against a government official)
Full wording of the charges
tied a pre-prepared mannequin with transverse white and black stripes imitating the clothes of a prisoner, with the image of Vladimir Putin, as well as the inscriptions "liar" and "war criminal V.V. Pynya" to a power pole.
Latest event
January 11, 2019 — persecution begins
The case of the mannequin with Putin's face
Timeline
· Persecution begins
The case of the mannequin with Putin's face
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of the mannequin with Putin's face
Other defendants in the case
- Danila Vasiliev — At large, 1 year
- Alexander Shabarchin — At large, 2 years
Details and sources
Full summary
Alexander Kotov was detained and questioned in January 2019 on charges of hooliganism due to an action with the installation of an effigy of Putin in a prison uniform with the inscriptions "Liar" and "War criminal Pynya V.V." Kotov claims that he did not participate in the action, but only filmed it on video. At first he was questioned as a witness. On 20 December it became known that Kotov was charged
On 18 August 2020 he was acquitted.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 213 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.