Zaurbek Tsgoev
- Criminal Code
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2022-10-14
- Region
- North Ossetia–Alania
- City
- Vladikavkaz
Case summary
Was taken into custody on March 27, 2021 in connection with the case of mass riots related to the people's assembly in Vladikavkaz on April 20, 2020. On October 14, 2022, was sentenced to three and a half years. Presumably, was released in December 2023.
Others charged under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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