Artem Popov
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 1 year 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2021-04-04
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
- Address for letters
- 196655, Ленинградская область, г. Колпино, Колпинская ул., д. 9, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области "Кресты", Попов Артем Юрьевич, 1989 г.р.
Case summary
Detained in February 2021 on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on 31 January. On 4 February, taken into custody by court order. On 5 April, sentenced to one and a half years of suspended sentence.
Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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