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Andrei Luzhin

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Andrei Luzhin, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case about the use of violence against a police officer in Ekaterinburg on March 6, 2022”. Sentence (September 6, 2022): A fine of 70,000 roubles; taking into account the time served in custody, reduced to 20,000 roubles. Status: at large.

In brief

Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg · Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

A fine of 70,000 roubles; taking into account the time served in custody, reduced to 20,000 roubles

Verdict September 6, 2022

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigators, the accused punched an official in the face at a rally on March 6th. In court he stated that he was not participating in the rally, that he was on a bridge and looking for a place to read a book. He headed towards a shopping center when he felt that someone grabbed his arm. Reflexively, he shrugged them off.

Latest event

September 6, 2022 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Persecution begins

    The case about the use of violence against a police officer in Ekaterinburg on March 6, 2022

Criminal case

The case about the use of violence against a police officer in Ekaterinburg on March 6, 2022

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Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Житель Екатеринбурга. Против него возбудили дело о применении насилия к представителю власти в связи с антивоенной акцией 6 марта 2022 года. Его задержали, суд отправил его под стражу. 25 апреля Лужину заменили меру пресечения на запрет определенных действий. На суде он утверждал, что в акции не участвовал, находился на мосту, искал место, где можно почитать книгу, пошел в сторону торгового центра, почувствовал, что его кто-то схватил за руку, рефлекторно отмахнулся. 6 сентября 2022 года его приговорили к штрафу в 70 тысяч рублей, с учетом срока пребывания под стражей сумму сократили до 20 тысяч.

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