Search
Ilya Gushchin
Office workers
1988-08-22
В заключении
Moscow
View in the Persecution Database
Biography
Ilya Gushchin is a member of the National Democratic Party (at the time of detention). On 6 May 2012, he was detained during the dispersal of a rally on Bolotnaya Square, on 8 May he was sentenced to one day of administrative arrest, which he has already served. On 6 February 2013, he was detained in a criminal case, and on 7 February he was charged with participation in the mass riots that allegedly took place on Bolotnaya Square, and with having grabbed and pushed policeman Sergei Antonov from behind. Gushchin initially pleaded guilty to using violence against Antonov, but
Ilya Gushchin is a member of the National Democratic Party (at the time of detention). On 6 May 2012, he was detained during the dispersal of a rally on Bolotnaya Square, on 8 May he was sentenced to one day of administrative arrest, which he has already served. On 6 February 2013, he was detained in a criminal case, and on 7 February he was charged with participation in the mass riots that allegedly took place on Bolotnaya Square, and with having grabbed and pushed policeman Sergei Antonov from behind. Gushchin initially pleaded guilty to using violence against Antonov, but later retracted his confession. On 18 August 2014, the court sentenced him to two and a half years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. He was released on 5 August 2015
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW
Unless someone writes about it. OVD-Info is often the sole source for news on repression, while also providing legal aid to political prisoners. We depend entirely on your support to continue. Join our recurring donors to keep these stories—and people—from being forgotten.