Andrei Belozerov
Andrei Belozerov, born 1977, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Andrei Belozerov's case of repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (March 22, 2023): a fine of 100,000 rubles with monthly installments of 10,000 rubles and a ban on site administration for 2 years. Status: at large.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Teachers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
a fine of 100,000 rubles with monthly installments of 10,000 rubles and a ban on site administration for 2 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
The post from October 9, which led to the case, stated: "Innocent children and women of Ukraine in Donbas have been bombed by the Russian armed forces for 8 years, by guns which were turned from the front line towards Donetsk, and for the last six months the Russian armed forces have been bombing Ukrainian cities and killing Ukrainian residents." Earlier, Belozerov was found guilty under a similar administrative article (part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation) for showing a video with the song "Bayraktar" to students at a college.
Latest event
March 22, 2023 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution ends
· Persecution begins
Andrei Belozerov's case of repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Andrei Belozerov's case of repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-197/2023
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
He was a former teacher of Belogorsk Technological College. He was arrested for 13 days under the article on demonstration of prohibited symbols (part 1 of article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) for showing a video with the song "Bayraktar". Students complained about the teacher. After this case Belozerov was fired. On 28 October he was again sent to administrative arrest under the article on prohibited symbols - this time because of the publication of the song "Chervona Kalina" in "VKontakte" for 14 days. During detention he was beaten up. Later, a criminal case was brought against him for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of a post with the words "Innocent children and women of Ukraine in Donbass have been bombed by the Russian Armed Forces for 8 years, turning guns from the front line towards Donetsk, and for the last six months the Russian Armed Forces have been bombing Ukrainian cities and killing Ukrainian residents". Belozerov was placed under house arrest. He reported that he began to suffer from hunger fainting due to the fact that he had no money for food. On 22 March 2023, Belozerov was sentenced to a fine of 100,000 rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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