Kirill Akimov
Kirill Akimov, born 1970, Mordovia. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “The "Mordovian farmer" case”. Sentence (April 12, 2023): 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 16, 2022; place of detention: Penal colony No. 16, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 21, 2023.
In brief
Mordovia · Saransk · Entrepreneurs · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on his own radio channel he spoke out against the war in Ukraine and "called for the overthrow of the Russian government" and for violent actions against those who support Putin's mode of government.
Latest event
November 21, 2023 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 21, 2023
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Persecution begins
The "Mordovian farmer" case
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The "Mordovian farmer" case
- Case number
- 2-60/2023
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 16, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
606246, Нижегородская область, Лысковский район, с. Просек, улица заводская д.50, ФКУ «ИК № 16 ГУФСИН России по Нижегородской области», Акимов Кирилл Вячеславович, 1970 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Krasnoslobodsky district of Mordovia, beekeeper. Known as "Mordovian Farmer". Created his own radio channel. The publication Stolitsa-S reported that the frequency on which he was broadcasting was used for communication of the domestic and international airlines' aircraft with each other and with the "ground". Akimov allegedly cut into the dialogue between pilots and the airport dispatcher, due to this he was twice brought to administrative liability in 2018 for using a radio-electronic device without registration. On 16 June 2022, Akimov was detained and then taken into custody on charges of calling for terrorism due to anti-war statements on his radio channel, including aggressive ones. On 12 April 2023, he was sentenced to six years in penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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