Kirill Barabash
- Criminal Code
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime), Restriction of liberty, Fine
- Sentence
- 3 years 10 months
- Date of verdict
- 2015-10-19
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial Human Rights Centre, 28 December 2015
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial Human Rights Centre, 28 December 2015
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Case 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.
Others charged under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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