Evgeny Tugankov
- Criminal Code
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 1 year
- Date of verdict
- 2021-03-31
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
Case summary
On 5 February 2021, he was taken into custody on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on 31 January. At the rally, he was in a group of people who wrestled the detainee from Special Police Force OMON. He pleaded guilty, the case was considered under special procedure. On 31 March, he was sentenced to a year in a penal colony. He was released on 19 November.
Others charged under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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