Andrei Belous
Andrei Belous, 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 a false bomb threat of the Moscow District Court”. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
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
A criminal case was opened after an anonymous individual allegedly reported that the Moskovsky District Court in St. Petersburg had been mined.
Latest event
September 24, 2022 — persecution begins
The case of a false bomb threat of the Moscow District Court
Criminal case
The case of a false bomb threat of the Moscow District Court
Other defendants in the case
- Viktoria Arefyeva — Location unknown
- Polina B. — At large
- Barykina A — Location unknown
- D. Bogdanov — Location unknown
- Anton Grachev — Location unknown
- Daniil Krinari — Location unknown
- Evgeniya Litvinova — Not in Russia
- Dmitrii Martynichev — Location unknown
- Egor Pavlov — Location unknown
- Bella Rapoport — Location unknown
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of St. Petersburg, he was detained on September 24, 2022, in connection with a false report of a terrorist attack, following an anonymous message claiming a bomb had been planted at the Moskovsky District Court. His case was part of a broader wave of prosecutions in 2022 targeting participants in anti-war protests. He was released two days later, on September 26. According to his wife, the search warrant referenced his public statements about the war.
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.