Polina Barabash
Polina Barabash, born 2000, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 207 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Knowingly false reporting of an impending terrorist act (motivated by hooliganism, targeting social…); “The case of the false report about the mine laying at the branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in St. Petersburg”. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: at large with an obligation to appear
Charges
- Article 207 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Knowingly false reporting of an impending terrorist act (motivated by hooliganism, targeting social infrastructure or causing significant damage)
Full wording of the charges
It is charged with sending e-mail messages to the RANCHIGS mail with an alleged threat of an explosion, which will be carried out if no ransom is provided, which will allegedly be transferred to support the AFU
Latest event
May 8, 2022 — persecution begins
The case of the false report about the mine laying at the branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in St. Petersburg
Criminal case
The case of the false report about the mine laying at the branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in St. Petersburg
Other defendants in the case
- Polina B. — At large
- Yulia Karpukhina — Not in Russia
- Artem Uymanen — Not in Russia
- Dara Shchukina — At large
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
On 4 April she hung an anti-war banner and chained herself to the fence of the military hospital on Suvorovsky Prospekt. The action was filmed by "Soty" journalist Viktoria Arefieva. At that time, men in military uniform approached the girls, demanded to stop the action and attacked Victoria: they threw her and the participants of the action on the ground, causing the journalist's glasses and phone to break. The men took away the girls' personal belongings and gave them back only when the police arrived. Barabash was detained. The attacking men were not detained. She was detained on the night of May 8th after searches. Released on 10 May under an undertaking to appear. The pro-government St. Petersburg channel "78" reported that Barabash and other detainees were planning to "participate in illegal actions on Victory Day". On 23 October, police came to Barabash's flat, where an evening of letters to political prisoners was being held. They said that they had a search warrant and that they would cut down the door if it was not opened. In the end, they did not break down the door and conduct a search.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.