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I.

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

I., Primorsky Krai. Charges: Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The case of the humiliation of the Russians”. Sentence (March 13, 2017): two years' of suspended sentence with the probation period of two years, having found him guilty under Article 282… Status: at large.

In brief

Primorsky Krai · Vladivostok · Teachers · Extremism cases

Sentence

2 years

two years' of suspended sentence with the probation period of two years, having found him guilty under Article 282, paragraph 1, of the Criminal Code

Verdict March 13, 2017

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

On 11 July 2016, while playing volleyball at a sports ground on Naberezhnaya Street in Vladivostok, he "used word combinations and phraseological turns" degrading the dignity of Russians

Latest event

January 1, 2019 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years

  3. · Persecution begins

    The case of the humiliation of the Russians

  4. · Preventive measure: house arrest

Criminal case

The case of the humiliation of the Russians

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 19 December 2016, it became known that a criminal case of humiliation of human dignity of a group of persons united on the basis of nationality had been opened against a 28-year-old English language teacher. The defendant signed a confession of guilt and was placed under house arrest. On 14 March he was sentenced to two years of suspended sentence with a probation period of two years, having been found guilty under part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code.

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