Former coordinator of Gulagu.net Boris Ushakov was arrested for 13 days

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow arrested Boris Ushakov, a human rights activist and ex-coordinator of Gulagu.net, for 13 days. This was reported to OVD-Info by his acquaintances.

The man was found guilty of disobeying the demands of the police (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). He will serve his arrest in special detention center No. 2. He has a disability.

The day before, Ushakov was detained before he was going to go to a solo picket. He did not have time to hold the action, the police took him to the police department in the Tverskoy district. A lawyer from OVD-Info, Alan Kachmazov, was not allowed to see him.

• Previously, Boris Ushakov was accused in the case of rape of a former investigator. In January 2022, the court acquitted Ushakov.
• The human rights project "Gulagu.net" is engaged in protecting the rights of people in custody, as well as assisting in the protection of rights at the stage of investigation and trial.