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Defendant in high-profile case in Russia escaped and seeks asylum in Ukraine

Sergei Gavrilov, a defendant in the “New Greatness” case, left Russia and asked for asylum in Ukraine. He was one of four defendants under house arrest in the case. Writes about this with the BBC.

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Gavrilov left Russia and is now in Ukraine.

On Tuesday, the Ukrainian border service reported that at the checkpoint in the Chernihiv region, an 26-year-old Russian crossed the border and stated that he needed political asylum.

A source at the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine said that this person’s name is Sergey Gavrilov.

The lawyer of the defendant in the “New Greatness” case, Anna Stremoukhova, does not give any comments.

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The Russian said he was persecuted by the authorities for participating in protests.

In Russia, Gavrilov is charged under articles on the organization of an extremist community (part 1 art. 282.1 Criminal Code) and participation in it (part 2 art. 282.1 Criminal Code).

It is expected that soon the Investigative Committee of Russia will put him on the wanted list in connection with a violation of the conditions of house arrest.

The case of "New Greatness"

In March 2018, 10 Russians were detained in Russia on charges of creating an extremist organization “New Greatness” to overthrow the existing government.

The “New Greatness” case gained public resonance when it became known about its two defendants - 18-year-old Anna Pavlikova and 19-year-old Maria Dubovik. Pavlikova was a minor at the time of her arrest. During their stay in the pre-trial detention center, the girls' health deteriorated sharply.

The investigation claims that the group members wanted to overthrow the current political regime in Russia and were preparing for this by printing propaganda leaflets, discussing strategy in Telegram chats and conducting training in the Moscow region. There they allegedly learned how to handle weapons and make Molotov cocktails. The defense claims that the charges against the participants are based on the testimony of provocateurs.

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Eight of the detainees, in particular Gavrilov, are still under investigation. Four are in jail - Peter Karamzin, Dmitry Poletaev, Ruslan Kostilenkov and Vyacheslav Kryukov. Four more people are under house arrest - Anna Pavlikova, Maria Dubovik, Sergey Gavrilov and Maxim Roshchin.

Two of the accused were convicted. This is Pavel Rebrovsky and Rustam Rustamov. Both made a deal with the investigation, but Rebrovsky subsequently refused his own testimony, and the court quashed his sentence.

As follows from the case file, Rustamov was not a member of the organization and did not participate in the meeting. He got under investigation because he took his gun to the other defendants and gave cartridges to him. In March, the Sergiev Posad Court of the Moscow Region sentenced Rustamov to one and a half years imprisonment.

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