A court in Kaliningrad approved a year in prison for a person convicted under the “Dada” article

The Kaliningrad Regional Court left unchanged the sentence of activist Vadim Khairullin under the “Dada” article. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Maria Bontsler, who represents Khairullin’s interests.

Central District Court of Kaliningrad On August 8, the activist received a year in a general regime colony. The man was found guilty of repeated violation of the rules of participation in public events (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code). He was then taken into custody in the courtroom.

At the same time, the prosecution appointed during the debate to sentence Khairullin to two years probation.

requested The case against the activist was opened after three decisions entered into force in 2021 under the rally article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences. So, in February he was sentenced to five days under the article on organizing an uncoordinated action (Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code) due to the January protests in support of Alexei Navalny.

arrested In addition, in March last year the man was fined 20 thousand rubles twice - because he was against the arrest of an oppositionist and in support of protests in Belarus. In both cases, Khairullin was found guilty of violating the rules for holding a public event (Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code).

winter picket action The fourth episode, which became the formal reason for initiating a criminal case, was the participation of an activist in a rally on April 21, 2021 in support of Navalny. Since August last year he has been under recognizance not to leave.

was - Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code punishes for violating the procedure for holding public events if a person, at the time of initiation of the case, has several decisions that have entered into force under Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses on relevant violations within six months. The first person convicted under this article was activist Ildar Dadin: after his case, the Constitutional Court recommended that cases be initiated only if the actions of the alleged violator constituted a threat to society.