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Rinat Safin

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Rinat Safin, born 1976, Samara Oblast. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “Snowballs case in Togliatti”. Sentence (July 21, 2021): 2 years 6 months' suspended imprisonment. Status: at large.

In brief

Samara Oblast · Tolyatti · Manual workers · Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

2 years 6 months

suspended imprisonment

Verdict July 21, 2021

Upheld October 8, 2021

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the version of the investigation, at the action on 31 January 2021 in Togliatti threw snowballs and possibly plastic bottles at police officers.

Latest event

October 8, 2021 — appeal

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months

  3. · Persecution begins

    Snowballs case in Togliatti

Criminal case

Snowballs case in Togliatti

Case number
1-179/2021

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: Palace case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

AvtoVAZ welder. Detained in March 2021 in connection with the action on 23 January in support of Alexei Navalny. Accused of using violence against representatives of the authorities. On 21 July, sentenced to two and a half years suspended sentence.

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