Nadezhda Belova
Nadezhda Belova, born 1983, Voronezh Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Nadezhda Belova's case on justifying terrorism”. Sentence (April 19, 2022): fine of 390 thousand roubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Voronezh Oblast · Voronezh · Office workers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
fine of 390 thousand roubles
First instance, December 4, 2020: fine of 400,000 roubles
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, "Belova had the intention to justify terrorism publicly, to admit that the practice of terrorist is rightful. She decided to leave a comment with the purpose of propaganda of terrorist activity." The court considered as justification of terrorism a comment about the self-detonation of anarchist Mikhail Zhlobitsky in the FSB Department of the Arkhangelsk region in 2018.
Latest event
November 16, 2022 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Cassation ruling
sentence changed
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Nadezhda Belova's case on justifying terrorism
Criminal case
Nadezhda Belova's case on justifying terrorism
- Case number
- 1-107/2020
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Voronezh, activist. Before the trial, she fought against the cancellation of direct routes from Voronezh to Novaya Usman and collected signatures at people's gatherings. In this connection, complaints were filed against her for allegedly organising mass riots.
She was detained on 13 May 2020 and kept in a temporary detention centre for 24 hours. She spoke about how she gave testimony under threats, but soon withdrew it. The activist also said that pressure was also exerted on her young son. The investigator threatened to send him to an orphanage. On the day of Belova's detention the guardianship service visited her.
On 4 December 2020, she was sentenced to a fine of 400 thousand rubles, on 19 April 2022, the cassation court reduced the fine by 10 thousand rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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