Roman Rubanov Explained

Roman Rubanov
Native Name:Роман Рубанов
Native Name Lang:ru
Birthname:Roman Viktorovich Rubanov
Birth Date:1980 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Vladivistok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Party:Russia of the Future (2015–2018)
Occupation:Politician, jurist, head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (2014–2018), public figure
Education:Far Eastern Federal University (2002)

Roman Viktorovich Rubanov (; born 1 September 1980) is a Russian politician and activist who served as the former head of Alexey Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation.[1]

Biography

Rubanov was born on September 1, 1980, in Vladivostok. He graduated from the economics department of Far Eastern Federal University in 2002.[2]

From 2002 to 2012, he worked as auditor at several Russian companies, including BDO Russia. In January–July 2013 Rubanov headed the Fraud Investigation and Prevention Service as Fraud Case Officer at a consulting company.[2]

In January 2013, Rubanov organized the registration of Moscow political activists as members of precinct election commissions with the right to a decisive vote. In February–March of the same year, he acted as coordinator of territorial election commissions in the Moscow mayoral elections, representing the League of Voters.[3] In June, Alexey Navalny appointed Rubanov head of the staff of his electoral campaign to pass the municipal filter in the elections. Rubanov was Deputy Head of Navalny's campaign until September 2013.[4]

In February 2015, he joined the Party of Progress. In early 2016, he was among the candidates for the Barvikha Rural Settlement Council.[5]

In June 2017, Rubanov was arrested and detained for 10 days for disobeying a police officer's order to start an anti-corruption rally earlier than scheduled on June 12.[6] On October of the same year, he was detained and taken to the Moscow office of the Federal Bailiff Service.[7] The court charged him for failure to comply with a court order to remove the film "He Is Not Dimon to You" from Alexei Navalny's YouTube channel.[8]

On February 20, 2018, he was arrested at Sheremetyevo airport for organizing protests to support Alexei Navalny's candidature in the presidential campaign.[9] Later the same year, he was forced to resign from the post of the FBK’s head and leave Russia.[10] [11] A year later, it became known that the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs had put Rubanov on the wanted list because of a criminal investigation related to the film "He Is Not Dimon to You".[12]

On June 3, 2022, Rubanov was included in Rosfinmonitoring's register of terrorists and extremists.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Экс-главу ФБК Рубанова объявили в розыск из-за неисполнения решения суда по иску Усманова. ru. February 26, 2019 . TASS. October 25, 2022.
  2. Web site: Уроженца Владивостока объявили в розыск из-за неисполнения решения суда по иску Усманова. ru. February 27, 2019 . vestiprim.ru. October 25, 2022.
  3. Web site: Персональная программа Навального. Жанна Ульянова . ru. July 1, 2013 . gazeta.ru. October 25, 2022.
  4. Web site: Время жечь не пришло. Александр Литой . ru. September 10, 2013 . rbc.ru. October 25, 2022.
  5. Web site: Четверо кандидатов ФБК снялись с выборов в Барвихе в знак протеста. ru. April 19, 2016 . bbc.com. October 25, 2022.
  6. News: Директор ФБК Роман Рубанов арестован на 10 суток. Радио Свобода. ru. June 13, 2017 . svoboda.org. October 25, 2022.
  7. Web site: Navalny's Anti-Corruption Fund Edits Video After Usmanov Libel Suit. October 11, 2017 . themoscowtimes.com. October 25, 2022.
  8. Web site: Директора ФБК задержали за отказ удалить фрагменты фильма "Он вам не Димон". ru. October 10, 2017 . meduza.io. October 25, 2022.
  9. Web site: Разочарование или предательство. Илья Азар. ru. March 1, 2018 . novayagazeta.ru. October 25, 2022.
  10. Web site: Захарова заявила о технологической связи "Умного голосования" с США. ru. September 11, 2021 . kommersant.ru. October 25, 2022.
  11. Web site: "Цель этого дела — не дать мне вернуться". ru. February 27, 2019 . meduza.io. October 25, 2022.
  12. News: МВД объявило в розыск экс-директора Фонда борьбы с коррупцией. Ангелина Кречетова, Елена Мухаметшина. Ведомости. ru. February 26, 2019 . vedomosti.ru. October 25, 2022.
  13. News: Экс‑директора ФБК Романа Рубанова внесли в список экстремистов . Радио Свобода . ru. June 3, 2022 . svoboda.org. January 10, 2023.