Andrey Anikiev
Andrey Anikiev, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Andrei Anikiev's case of repeated discrediting of the Armed Forces”. Sentence (May 22, 2024): a fine of 100 thousand roubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai · Yeniseysk · Manual workers · Anti-war cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
a fine of 100 thousand roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
The case against Anikiev was based on three comments he posted on VKontakte. In one comment, he called the war with Ukraine an "invading war". In another, he discussed high-ranking military officers who had previously opposed wars, and in the third, he described the shelling of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine as "a disgrace to our army." Before this, Anikiev had been fined 30,000 roubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code), apparently for reposting a photo of someone's solitary picket. A month later, he was fined again for posting a video message by military pilot and Hero of Russia Gennady Shtern, who called for an end to the destruction of Ukrainian cities.
Latest event
May 22, 2024 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Andrei Anikiev's case of repeated discrediting of the Armed Forces
Criminal case
Andrei Anikiev's case of repeated discrediting of the Armed Forces
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Anikiev, a videographer and stoker from Yeniseysk, had his home searched on 28 June 2023, following three anti-war comments he posted on VKontakte. The police seized his phone, laptop, and passport, and made him apologize on camera. He provided a written statement expressing regret for his actions and promised not to speak out about the war on social networks again.
Later, Anikiev posted on VKontakte that one of the officers who detained him had a "dead head" patch on his uniform. He referred to the police officers as "carriers of the invading ideology of Russian Nazism" and noted that the video of his "apology" required multiple takes. He also stated that a fascist regime had been established in Russia and that part of the nation was afflicted by "the plague of Russian Nazism." Following these statements, a criminal case was brought against him. Anikiev is currently under travel restrictions. On 22 May 2024 he was sentenced to a fine of 100,000 roubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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