Alexey Politikov
Alexey Politikov, born 1972, Moscow. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “Alexey Politikov's case of the use of violence against police officers at the Antidimon anti-corruption protest on 26 March 2017”. Sentence (November 19, 2017): One year six months' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 30, 2017; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, August 29, 2017.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Office workers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
1 year 6 months
One year six months' imprisonment in a general regime colony
First instance, October 17, 2017: 2 years
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, in an attempt to prevent the detention of Vyacheslav Maltsev at a protest in Moscow on 26 March 2017, he grabbed a police officer, tried to throw him to the ground and hit him in the stomach with his fist
Latest event
September 19, 2018 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, August 30, 2017
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, August 29, 2017
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 1 year 6 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
Alexey Politikov's case of the use of violence against police officers at the Antidimon anti-corruption protest on 26 March 2017
Criminal case
Alexey Politikov's case of the use of violence against police officers at the Antidimon anti-corruption protest on 26 March 2017
Thematic group: The case of 26 March; The case of violence against police officers at the anti-corruption rally "Antidimon" on 26 March 2017
Details and sources
Full summary
On 13 April 2017, on the same day as Artpodgotovka leader Vyacheslav Maltsev was detained, Politikov's house was searched. On 10 June, Politikov was detained during a search at Maltsev's house together with other activists of the movement. The next day, the court arrested him for two months on charges of assaulting a police officer during the dispersal of an anti-corruption protest on 26 March 2017 in Moscow. On 18 September, it became known that Politikov pleaded guilty and agreed that his case would be reviewed according to a special procedure. On 18 October, he was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony. On 20 November, the appellate court reduced the sentence to one and a half years.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.