Victor Rau
Victor Rau, born 1959, Altai Krai. Charges: Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code (Repeated violation of the order of organizing assemblies, rallies, demonstrations, marches and…); “Victor Rau's case”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Altai Krai · Barnaul · Journalists · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code — Repeated violation of the order of organizing assemblies, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets
Full wording of the charges
Participated in a flash mob on December 5, 2020, in support of Khabarovsk, and in a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on January 23, 2021. He also called for a rally in support of Navalny on January 31, 2021, and held a solitary picket on March 2, 2021 on the day of the arrival of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Barnaul. On April 17, 2021, he walked around wearing a mask with the slogan "Putin must resign".
Latest event
January 25, 2022 — persecution ends
Timeline
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Victor Rau's case
Criminal case
Victor Rau's case
Thematic group: Palace case
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Full summary
A regular participant in protest events in Barnaul. In 2018, he ran in the Altai Krai gubernatorial election, nominated by the Yabloko party.
Rau was first informed of a criminal case for repeated violations of the rules for holding public events on April 17, 2021, after he was detained for wearing a mask with the inscription "Putin must resign" while walking through Soviets Square. Rau had photographed a solo picket demanding Putin's resignation and freedom for political prisoners, after which he was detained: the police considered his mask to be a protest sign and him to be a participant in a mass event.
On April 28, 2021, Rau's home was searched. It was later confirmed that a criminal case had indeed been opened against him. After questioning, Rau was released without any preventive measures being applied. On October 3, it became known that Rau left Russia. He stated that due to his political activity, his grandson had been registered with the local police department.
On January 24, 2022, the investigator dismissed the case, concluding that Rau's pickets "did not pose a real threat to constitutionally protected values" and that his social media posts "did not contain public incitements".
All fields of the record
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