Here he is: a man just declared an enemy of the state and society. He went out into the street four times to stand with a placard, and he became the first person convicted under the new law "on repeated violations of the rules for holding public demonstrations."
Judge Dudar, who had previously sent people to prison in connection with the Bolotnaya case (the prosecutions following the 2012 Bolotnaya Square protests in Moscow), sentenced him to three years in prison.
One of the episodes that formed the basis for Dadin's sentence was this one-man picket.
At roughly the same time, but in another place — in Paris — Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov took part in a march under the very same slogan. It was seen as a wonderful gesture of support for the French people. Lavrov was praised, and the Foreign Ministry issued press releases.
The prosecutor who backed the case against Dadin will add another tick to his statistics and include it in a report. At some meeting, Prosecutor General Chaika will read that report aloud. Then he will go home, to Rublyovka (an elite residential area outside Moscow associated with wealth and power). To a house built with money from business dealings with the Tsapok gang.
Dadin's sentence shows us once again what the Chaika-Tsapok authorities fear most: people taking to the streets. Which means people need to go out. They can't jail everyone.