Valery Brinich
Valery Brinich, born 1964, Adygea. Charges: Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The case of Valery Brinich”. Status: at large. Recognition: Ekouznik — recognised as persecuted for defending nature, December 16, 2014.
In brief
Adygea · Maykop · Environmentalists · Extremism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
"incited national discord and sowed enmity" and "called for the implementation of extremist activities"
Latest event
August 7, 2017 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for defending nature — Ekouznik, December 16, 2014
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Recognised as persecuted for defending nature
Ekouznik
· Persecution begins
The case of Valery Brinich
Criminal case
The case of Valery Brinich
Details and sources
Full summary
On 11 December 2014, a criminal case under part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement to hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity) was initiated against eco-activist Valery Brinikh, chairman of the Adygean republican organisation of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Nature. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity) for the publication of the article "Silence of the Lambs" on the website "For Krasnodar"; on 30 September 2015, Brinikh was charged with complicity in incitement to hatred, expressed in the fact that he helped unidentified persons to place the publication on the website "For Krasnodar". On 7 August 2017, the case was dropped
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.