Alexei Zhilin
Alexei Zhilin, born 2002, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “Case of 23 January in Nizhny Novgorod”. Sentence (March 18, 2021): Fine of 30 thousand roubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · Nizhny Novgorod · Students · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
Fine of 30 thousand roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, at the protest on 23 January 2021, grabbed a policeman by the shoulders and the neck.
Latest event
March 18, 2021 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Case of 23 January in Nizhny Novgorod
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Case of 23 January in Nizhny Novgorod
Thematic group: Palace case
Details and sources
Full summary
Student of the Lobachevsky Institute of Biology and Biomedicine of the Nizhny Novgorod State University (NNGU). Detained on 4 February on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on 23 January 2021. The next day the court chose a measure of restriction for Zhilin in the form of a prohibition of certain actions. Under pressure from the trade union committee of NNGU, he refused a lawyer from OVD-Info, pleaded guilty, and agreed to special procedure court hearings. On 18 March he was sentenced to a fine of 30 thousand rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.