Maxim Semyonov
Maxim Semyonov, Kaluga Oblast. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of five people who used violence against police officers during a protest in Kaluga on 23 January 2021”. Sentence (March 10, 2022): 4 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Kaluga Oblast · Kaluga · Medical workers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
4 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld May 10, 2023
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, he used violence against a representative of the authorities at the rally on 23 January
Latest event
March 26, 2024 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Persecution begins
The case of five people who used violence against police officers during a protest in Kaluga on 23 January 2021
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The case of five people who used violence against police officers during a protest in Kaluga on 23 January 2021
- Case number
- 1-151/2021
Other defendants in the case
- Artem Zhukov — At large, 4 years
- Vladislav Lagutkin — At large, 4 years
- Sergey Lukashin — At large, 4 years
- Alexey Lukyanov — At large, 4 years
Thematic group: Palace case; The case of January 23rd in Kaluga
Details and sources
Full summary
He was accused of using violence against a representative of the authorities in connection with the action on 23 January 2021 in support of Alexei Navalny. Initially Semenov was charged with the use of violence dangerous to life and health, but the court reclassified the charge to non-dangerous violence. On 10 March 2022, he was sentenced to four years in a general regime penal colony. Presumably, he was released in March 2024.
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.