the candidate on Sept. 12 . Protesters chased the man they say hit the woman , who wears an oxygen tank , and confronted police officers while others helped the woman as she lay on the ground . ( YouTube / Morgan Stafford via Storyful )
Watch a BBC Our World documentary featuring Roman Roslovtsev ( UK only ) Authorities say his actions breach Russian protest laws . Mr Roslovtsev says he is protestingconflict.demonstrate.marchprotestpoliticalgatheringover the exact laws which are cited in his arrests , which he describes as " absurd " . Born and raised in Moscow , he trained as an accountant before choosing to protest against Russia 's actions in Ukraine . He was filmed by the BBC this year protesting against Article 212.1 - a controversial Russian statute which allows people who breach protest laws to be jailed for up to five years .