Roman Rubanov
Roman Rubanov, born 1980, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Creation and leadership of an extremist community); “The case of an extremist community led by Navalny”, opened on September 28, 2021. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, October 12, 2022.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow, Murmansk · Politicians · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 315 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Failure to enforce a judicial act.
- Article 159 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Fraud (committed by a group, on an especially large scale or with deprivation of the right to housing)
- Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and leadership of an extremist community
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was involved in the organisation of an extremist community, which held "uncoordinated public events, during which calls for extremist and terrorist activities were made, unlawful actions were committed, resulting in the violation of human and civil rights and freedoms, and harm to public order and public safety"
Latest event
October 12, 2022 — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 12, 2022
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Criminal case opened
The case of an extremist community led by Navalny
· Persecution begins
Navalny's associates' fraud case
Criminal case
The case of an extremist community led by Navalny
- Case number
- 01-0333/2021
Other defendants in the case
- Georgy Alburov — Not in Russia
- Sergey Bespalov — Not in Russia
- Alexey Vorsin — Not in Russia
- Vyacheslav Gimadi — Location unknown
- Violetta Grudina — Not in Russia
- Ivan Zhdanov — Not in Russia
- Stanislav Kalinichenko — Location unknown
- Lyubov Sobol — Not in Russia
- Andrey Fateyev — Location unknown
- Ruslan Shaveddinov — Not in Russia
- Olga Shkolina — Location unknown
Thematic group: The case of the extremist community led by Navalny
Navalny's associates' fraud case
Other defendants in the case
- Ivan Zhdanov — Not in Russia
- Lyubov Sobol — Not in Russia
Thematic group: Alexei Navalny's case of fraud and contempt of court
Case of Roman Rubanov for not removing the film "He Is Not Dimon to You"
Thematic group: The case of refusing to remove "He Is Not Dimon to You" documentary
Details and sources
Full summary
Former coordinator of the Anti-Corruption Foundation. In February 2019, a criminal case was opened against him for not complying with a court order to remove the film "He is Not Dimon to You" from YouTube. Rubanov left Russia, he was put on the wanted list. It was later revealed that Rubanov was under investigation in the case against Alexei Navalny for alleged misappropriation of funds donated to the Anti-Corruption Foundation. It was also reported that Rubanov was named in the case of an extremist organization against Navalny and his associates.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 3
Other people prosecuted under Article 159 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.