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Mikhail Vedrov
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1973-08-25
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Tver
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He was detained on 11 September 2020 after an altercation with police officers who dispersed a protest of truckers in Tver against the Platon system. Vedrov was accused of assaulting a police officer. On the night of 12 September, he was released on a promise to appear to give explanations. On 15 September, Vedrov was detained again as a suspect and placed in a temporary detention centre. On 17 September the court sent him to house arrest.
On 19 February 2021, he was given a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence. On 15 July, the appellate court reduced the term to two years. On
He was detained on 11 September 2020 after an altercation with police officers who dispersed a protest of truckers in Tver against the Platon system. Vedrov was accused of assaulting a police officer. On the night of 12 September, he was released on a promise to appear to give explanations. On 15 September, Vedrov was detained again as a suspect and placed in a temporary detention centre. On 17 September the court sent him to house arrest.
On 19 February 2021, he was given a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence. On 15 July, the appellate court reduced the term to two years. On 18 May 2022, Vedrov had the record of his conviction expunged early.
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