Kirill Barabash
Kirill Barabash, born 1977, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of the "Army of the Will of the People"”, opened on December 17, 2015. Sentence (December 20, 2017): Three years and ten months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime penal colony, restriction of freedom for one year; previously convicted under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, December 28, 2015; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 26, 2015.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Military personnel, Writers · Extremism cases
Sentence
3 years 10 months
Three years and ten months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime penal colony, restriction of freedom for one year
First instance, August 9, 2017: 4 years
Other verdicts
- October 19, 2015 — 300,000 rubles fine, released from punishment due to expiry of the statute of limitations
Charges
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
"actively engaged in political activity, positioning themselves as persons in opposition to the State authorities of the Russian Federation", "under the plausible pretext of organising and holding a referendum" on the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution and the law "On the trial of the people of Russia over the President and members of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation", wanted to continue the activities of the banned "Army of the Will of the People", with the "main and only goal" of the organisation being the dissemination of extremist materials.
Latest event
November 7, 2018 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, December 28, 2015
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 26, 2015
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 3 years 10 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Criminal case opened
The case of the "Army of the Will of the People"
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
TDF No. 1 of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict, released from serving the sentence
· Persecution begins
The case of Kirill Barabash
Criminal case
The case of the "Army of the Will of the People"
Other defendants in the case
- Yuri Mukhin — At large, 4 years
- Valery Parfenov — At large, 3 years 10 months
- Alexander Sokolov — At large, 3 years 6 months
Thematic group: The case of the "Army of the Will of the People"
The case of Kirill Barabash
Details and sources
Full summary
On 5 March 2015, Kirill Barabash, an activist of the Initiative Group for Conducting a Referendum “For Responsible Power”, was charged with three cases of incitement to hatred and humiliation of law enforcement officers due to his speeches at rallies; on 20 October he was sentenced to a 300,000 rubles fine, but was exempt due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
On 17 December 2015, Barabash was detained as a suspect in the People's Will Army case; on 18 December, the court detained him in the absence of a lawyer with whom Barabash had an agreement. On 10 August 2017, he was sentenced to four years in a general regime penal colony. On 21 December, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by two months. On 7 November 2018, he was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
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