Andrei Lomov
Andrei Lomov, born 1981, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “Andrei Lomov's case of violence against police officers at the 23 January rally in St. Petersburg”. Sentence (March 23, 2021): 2 years' deprivation of liberty suspended with a probationary period of 2 years. Status: at large.
In brief
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Sentence
2 years
deprivation of liberty suspended with a probationary period of 2 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he took part in breaking the cordon on Nevsky Prospekt, pushed one policeman twice in the chest and another three times.
Latest event
March 23, 2023 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
Andrei Lomov's case of violence against police officers at the 23 January rally in St. Petersburg
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Andrei Lomov's case of violence against police officers at the 23 January rally in St. Petersburg
Thematic group: Palace case
Details and sources
Full summary
Geodesist, father of seven children, the youngest was six months old when the persecution started. He said that during a rally in support of Navalny on 23 January 2021, he was beaten with batons and tried to defend himself from the blows of law enforcers. On 28 January 2021, Lomov's home was searched, he was detained and placed in custody the next day on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on 23 January 2021. At the trial, where the issue of the measure of restraint was considered, Lomov said that he was beaten with batons, and he tried to defend himself from the blows. He pleaded guilty and agreed to a special trial.
On 23 March he was sentenced to two years of suspended sentence, released on his own recognisance.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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