Personal Information
- Birth date
- 10 авг. 1988 г. (37 years old)
- Special circumstances
- musician, in emigration
- Notes
- Composer, author of the Kirov anthem, worked for many years as a conductor. From 2018 to 2020, having received a prestigious award, he studied for his master's degree at Bard College in the USA, during the pandemic from 2020 to 2021 he again lived in Russia, then entered the Fulbright doctoral program in Canada, where he is now located.
Protasov Prokhor Vladimirovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Kirov Oblast
- Detention date:
- 5 окт. 2022 г.
- Charges:
- Article 207.3, Part 2, Paragraph d of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
- Estimated release date:
- 23 авг. 2023 г.
- Case categories:
- Anti-war case, Freedom of speech
Case Description
In October 2022, a criminal case was opened in Kirov for "fakes" about the Russian army on the grounds of political hatred against composer and conductor Prokhor Protasov. Searches were conducted in Protasov's apartment and his parents' home. The reason for the criminal prosecution was posts on VKontakte about the tragedy in Bucha and the missile strike on the shopping center in Kremenchuk. Protasov published video compilations from the scene from "Meduza", Current Time" and blogger Maksim Katz. Sam Protasov lives in Canada. 29 June 2023, the Pervomaisky District Court of Kirov found Prokhor Protasov guilty and sentenced him to five years in a general regime colony in absentia. In addition to the actual term, the court also banned the composer from administering Internet resources for three years. On August 23, 2023, the Kirov Regional Court left the verdict in force.
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