Sergey Bakanov
Sergey Bakanov, born 1985, Ryazan Oblast. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Sergey Bakanov's case of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (November 19, 2024): 2 years 6 months' imprisonment suspended with a probation period of 2 years, prohibition to administer websites for 2… Status: at large.
In brief
Ryazan Oblast · Ryazan · Manual workers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
2 years 6 months
imprisonment suspended with a probation period of 2 years, prohibition to administer websites for 2 years
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
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
The occasion was a publication in "VKontakte", timed to 9 May 2022. In it, Bakanov compared soldiers of the Russian army to Nazis.
Latest event
December 5, 2024 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Criminal case opened
Sergei Bakanov's case on the rehabilitation of Nazism
· Persecution begins
Sergey Bakanov's case of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Sergey Bakanov's case of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-135/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Sergei Bakanov's case on the rehabilitation of Nazism
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Ryazan. Worked at the Bulat machine-building plant. In January 2023, a case was brought against him for rehabilitation of Nazism because of an anti-war publication on VKontakte. On 4 October 2023, Bakanov's home was searched. On 12 October, a case was brought against him for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of three anti-war tweets. In November 2023, Bakanov was fired from the plant after the director received a call from an investigator to summon Bakanov to the entrance hall. On 15 November, Bakanov was formally charged with contempt of commemoration, but the case was dropped the next day. On 19 November 2024, Bakanov was sentenced to two and a half years' probation on the defamation case.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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