Leonid Kovyazin
Leonid Kovyazin, Moscow. Charges: Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in mass riots); “Case of Vladimir Akimenkov, Maria Baronova, Nikolai Kavkazsky and Leonid Kovyazin”. Status: at large. Recognition: Amnesty International — recognised as a prisoner of conscience, November 16, 2016; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Journalists · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in mass riots
Full wording of the charges
Participated in mass riots on Bolotnaya Square on May, 6 2012
Latest event
November 16, 2016 — recognised as a prisoner of conscience
Amnesty International
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a prisoner of conscience — Amnesty International, November 16, 2016
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre
Timeline
· Recognised as a prisoner of conscience
Amnesty International
· Persecution ends
· Persecution begins
Case of Vladimir Akimenkov, Maria Baronova, Nikolai Kavkazsky and Leonid Kovyazin
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Case of Vladimir Akimenkov, Maria Baronova, Nikolai Kavkazsky and Leonid Kovyazin
Other defendants in the case
- Vladimir Akimenkov — At large
- Maria Baronova — At large
- Nikolay Kavkazsky — At large
Thematic group: Bolotnaya case; The case of the twelve
Details and sources
Full summary
Freelance correspondent for the newspaper Vyatsky Observer. 5 September 2012, detained in Kirov, transported to Moscow; accused of participation in the mass riots on Bolotnaya Square on 6 May 2012 - he was moving bio-toilets. He was kept at the pre-trial detention centre. Released on amnesty in December 2013.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.