Arsen Yunusov
- Criminal Code
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Cases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 4 years
- Date of verdict
- 2018-06-18
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
Case summary
The Crimean prosecutor's office has opened a case in connection with the clashes on February 26, 2014 near the building of the Legislative Assembly of Simferopol between opponents and supporters of Euromaidan. One of the accused is Arsen Yunusov. He was charged with part 1 of the Article 212.2 of the Criminal Code - participation in mass riots. He does not admit his guilt. The police transferred the case to the Supreme Court of Crimea on December 7, 2015.
The hearings began on December 28, 2015. Initially, Yunusov was defended by Dzhemil Temishev. But on March 16, 2017, he was removed from the case - the prosecutor filed a motion for recusal, as Temishev had previously represented other defendants in the "February 26" case, Talyat Yunusov and Eskender Nebiyev, and the prosecutor saw a conflict of interest there.
In June 2018, he was sentenced to four years suspended sentence with the three years probation period.
Others charged under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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