Vitaly Timofeyenko
Vitaly Timofeyenko, Vladimir Oblast. Charges: Article 318 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Use of dangerous violence against a government official); “Vitaly Timofeyenko's case of violence against a police officer at the 23 January rally in Vladimir”. Sentence (March 4, 2021): 3 years' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Vladimir Oblast · Vladimir · Mechanics · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
3 years
deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony
Upheld April 21, 2021
Charges
- Article 318 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Use of dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he sprayed a gas canister at the rally on 23 January in the direction of the policeman, as a result of which the latter received chemical burns to the conjunctiva of both eyes.
Latest event
December 15, 2023 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Vladimir Oblast
· Persecution begins
Vitaly Timofeyenko's case of violence against a police officer at the 23 January rally in Vladimir
Criminal case
Vitaly Timofeyenko's case of violence against a police officer at the 23 January rally in Vladimir
- Case number
- 1-101/2021
Thematic group: Palace case
Details and sources
Full summary
"It was a fleeting thing. I felt sorry for the kid."
This is how 38-year-old Vitaly Timofeyenko, a resident of the town of Raduzhny in the Vladimir region, explained his act. At a rally in support of Alexei Navalny in Vladimir on 23 January 2021, he sprayed a gas canister in the face of a policeman when he tried to detain one of the protesters. "I just started to get through the crowd - I saw that the guy was lying on the snow, that he was wheezing, that he was being held, I even find it difficult to say, by how many people," Timofeyenko told the court hearing.
The policeman suffered a chemical burn to his eye. Timofeyenko was immediately detained. At the trial he fully admitted guilt, repented and apologised to the victim. The policeman accepted the apology.
Vitaly Timofeyenko works as a fitter at a local production facility. His colleagues told the court that Vitaly is hardworking, tactful and always ready to help. Neighbours recalled that he had been working part-time since he was 14 years old, helping his mother.
On 5 March 2021, Timofeyenko was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony. On 15 December 2023, he was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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