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Valerii Lavrov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Valerii Lavrov, Vladimir Oblast. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “Valerii Lavrov's case of violence against a police officer at the 23 January rally in Vladimir”. Sentence (September 27, 2021): 1 year 6 months' deprivation of freedom in a colony-settlement. Status: at large.

In brief

Vladimir Oblast · Vladimir · Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

1 year 6 months' deprivation of freedom in a colony-settlement

Verdict September 27, 2021

Upheld December 14, 2021

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, he used violence against a police officer at the rally on 23 January.

Latest event

May 18, 2023 — imprisonment ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment ends

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  4. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  5. · Persecution begins

    Valerii Lavrov's case of violence against a police officer at the 23 January rally in Vladimir

Criminal case

Valerii Lavrov's case of violence against a police officer at the 23 January rally in Vladimir

Case number
1-195/2021

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Palace case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Vladimir. A case was brought against him for using violence against a representative of authority at the action on 23 January 2021 in support of Alexei Navalnyi. The injured police officer filed a lawsuit against Lavrov for compensation for moral harm for 500 thousand rubles. On 27 September 2021, Lavrov was sentenced to one and a half years in a colony-settlement, the court also charged him 10 thousand rubles in favour of the police officer.

All fields of the record
Citizenship
Russia

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