Alexander Demidenko
Alexander Demidenko, born 1962, Belgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 222.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment or bearing of explosive substances…); “The case of Alexander Demidenko”. Status: deceased.
In brief
Belgorod Oblast · Teachers, Construction workers
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 222.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment or bearing of explosive substances or explosive devices
Full wording of the charges
According to the version of the investigation, stored at home grenades and fuses.
Latest event
November 1, 2023 — preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Timeline
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of Alexander Demidenko
Criminal case
The case of Alexander Demidenko
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Belgorod region, he volunteered to help Ukrainian refugees cross the border. On October 17, 2023, he stopped communicating. On October 20, police officers brought him home together with representatives from the Zapad-Akhmat Battalion of the Russian Guard formed in Chechnya, where there were bruising marks on his body.
After that, Demidenko was arrested under an administrative article for drinking alcohol for 10 days. The next day, he was released and summoned to the police, and then arrested for another 30 days under Article 6.9.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences for evading medical treatment for drug use.
In early November 2023, it became known that a criminal case had been opened against Demidenko for illegal trafficking in explosives. The security forces said that a grenade, a fragmentation grenade fuse, and a mine fuse were found in his house. His wife suggested that he may have found weapons from the Great Patriotic War in the garden. On November 9th, it turned out that Demidenko was sent to custody.
At the end of November, information emerged that a case of treason had also been opened against Demidenko. No official confirmation of this has been given yet.
On April 5, 2024, Demidenko died in prison. The Federal Penitentiary Service said that he committed suicide. His son has not found any confirmation of this.
In September 2024 it became known that representatives of the Zapad-Akhmat Battalion of the Russian Guard seized his car after he was detained in November 2019.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 222.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.