Timur Tukhvatullin
- Criminal Code
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesCases against "foreign agents"Cases related to mass actions
- Region
- Tatarstan
- City
- Kazan
Case summary
A resident of Kazan. Detained after searches on 17 March 2022. Searches were conducted at a number of civil and political activists in the city in the case of involvement in mass riots in connection with anonymous posts in a Telegram channel. On 19 March Tukhvatullin was released without pre-trial restrictions. On 2 June, lawyer Ruslan Ignatyev, who collaborates with OVD-Info, reported that Tukhvatullin's prosecution was terminated because the Investigative Committee could not establish his involvement.
Others charged under Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
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