Ivan Churanov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Corrective labour
- Date of verdict
- 2015-11-05
- Region
- Vologda Oblast
- City
- Vologda
Case summary
On 28 December 2010, during a rally of the "Volya" party, law enforcement agencies seized leaflets "Do Russians Want War?", which had been distributed at its rallies during the year. Results of a linguistic examination showed that statements in the text incited hatred against representatives of the peoples of the Northern Caucasus. On 5 May 2011, Ivan Volkov, an investigator of the Investigation Department of Vologda region, opened a criminal case under part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement to ethnic hatred).
In December 2010, a prosecutor's office also sent a petition to the court to recognize as extremist other leaflets of the "Volya" party, distributed in the city at pickets and rallies in April 2010. The leaflets in question were "VOLYA, Who is blowing up Russia?" and "VOLYA, There are only days left to save Russia?".
On 24 December 2012, the Central Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Samara region distributed a message about a search for Churanov. According to law enforcement agencies, Churanov was on the territory of the Samara region. In 2015, the case went to trial. On 6 November 2015, a court sentenced Churanov to seven months of correctional labor.
Others charged under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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