Vladimir Ashurkov
Vladimir Ashurkov, born 1972, Moscow. Charges: Article 159 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Fraud (committed by a group, on an especially large scale or with deprivation of the right to…); “Wallet Case”. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, October 28, 2014.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Politicians
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 159 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Fraud (committed by a group, on an especially large scale or with deprivation of the right to housing)
Full wording of the charges
Misappropriated funds that were collected for Alexei Navalny's election campaign
Latest event
October 28, 2014 — recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, October 28, 2014
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
Wallet Case
Criminal case
Wallet Case
Other defendants in the case
- Nikolay Lyaskin — At large
- Konstantin Jankauskas — Location unknown
Thematic group: A case of the wallets
Details and sources
Full summary
The reason for the prosecution was that in the summer of 2013, Ashurkov contributed money to Alexei Navalny's election fund and then offset the amount by collecting donations on his Yandex wallet; in May 2014, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case for alleged fraud with this money; Ashurkov left Russia and was put on a federal wanted list on 30 July, after which he sought political asylum in the UK; political asylum was granted on 31 March 2015
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 159 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.