Olga Belova
Olga Belova, born 1974, Omsk Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Olga Belova's case of "fakes" about the Russian Army”. Sentence (May 3, 2024): 6 years in prison in absentia, banned from administering websites for 4 years. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Omsk Oblast · Omsk · Psychologists · Anti-war cases
Sentence
6 years
in prison in absentia, banned from administering websites for 4 years
Upheld July 25, 2024
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Latest event
July 25, 2024 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Persecution begins
Olga Belova's case of "fakes" about the Russian Army
Criminal case
Olga Belova's case of "fakes" about the Russian Army
- Case number
- 1-279/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
In March 2022, the activist was fined 25,000 rubles, and in May - 30,000 rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) because of anti-war reposts and comments on VKontakte. In April, the woman was fired because of her anti-war stance from the Omsk clinical cardiology dispensary, where she worked as a psychologist. Belova posted on her VKontakte page a video of a conversation with Olga Korenova, the head doctor, and the head of the human resources department. In the video they say that the Ministry of Health has received an order to dismiss the activist, so she has to choose between work and politics. The publication of the video became a formal reason for the cancellation of the contract: the dispensary management believed that Belova had disclosed personal data by showing what Korenova looked like. Later, the court refused to reinstate her to her job. On the night of November 2, Belova was taken to the Centre "E", where she was taken explanations about the next anti-war publications, then released without protocol. In December 2023, it became known that Belova was declared wanted, and for the second time - previously she was declared wanted in connection with some operational-search activities (ORM), that is, even before the initiation of a criminal case. On 4 May 2024, Belova was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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