Dmitriy Buchenkov
Dmitriy Buchenkov, born 1978, Moscow. Charges: Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in mass riots); Article 212 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Article 33 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement to prepare to take part in mass riots); Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Dmitriy Buchenkov”. Sentence (December 23, 2019): Two years six months deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, with the time spent in custody and under house… Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, December 27, 2015; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 8, 2015.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Journalists, Teachers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
2 years 6 months
Two years six months deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, with the time spent in custody and under house arrest to be taken into account.
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in mass riots
- Article 212 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Article 33 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement to prepare to take part in mass riots
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he assaulted several police officers, sprayed pepper gas in their direction and overturned portable toilets at the rally on May 6, 2012. The defence presented evidence that Buchenkov was not in Moscow during the rally.
Latest event
December 23, 2019 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 2 years 6 months.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, December 27, 2015
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 8, 2015
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Persecution ends
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
TDF No. 1 of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow
· Persecution begins
The case of Dmitriy Buchenkov
Criminal case
The case of Dmitriy Buchenkov
Thematic group: Bolotnaya case
Details and sources
Full summary
On the evening of December 2, 2015, Buchenkov was detained; at that time there was no official information about the reason, but an investigator told his girlfriend that he was suspected of involvement in the events on the Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012; his lawyer was unable to find him for two days; it was later officially confirmed that Buchenkov was a suspect in the 'Bolotnaya case. The court has arrested him for two months, however Buchenkov was not sent to a pre-trial detention centre, but remained in a temporary detention centre of the Moscow Department of Internal Affairs. He was suspected of participating in mass riots and using violence against the authorities based on a video where a person in black, allegedly resembling him, is involved. Buchenkov claimed that he was in Nizhny Novgorod with relatives during the Bolotnaya Square events and only returned to Moscow on the evening of May 6.
On March 2, 2017, Buchenkov was placed under house arrest.
On November 9, it became known that Buchenkov left Russia without waiting for the end of the trial. On November 15, the court arrested him in absentia and declared him wanted.
On December 24, 2019, the court sentenced him in absentia to two and a half years in a general regime colony. At the same time, the time Buchenkov spent in custody was counted for the entire sentence. The search for Buchenkov was terminated.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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