Anastasia Levashova
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesCases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 1 year 10 months
- Date of verdict
- 2022-03-27
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Address for letters
- 109383, г. Москва, ул. Шоссейная, д. 92, ФКУ СИЗО-6 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Печатники"), Левашова Анастасия Михайловна, 1999 г.р.
Case summary
She studied to be a teacher. She was a volunteer at the centre for Mirgants and refugees "The Same Children". On 24 February 2022 she was detained due to connection with an anti-war action. The next day, the court sent Levashova to custody on charges of using violence against representatives of the authorities. Levashova became the first known defendant in the first known criminal case related to anti-war protests. The Investigative Committee published a video in which the girl apologised. On 28 March, she was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony. On 7 December, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by two months. Levashova was released in August 2023.
Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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