Vladimir Dudka
Vladimir Dudka, born 1964, Occupied territory of Sevastopol. Charges: Article 222 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Illicit trafficking in firearms or ammunition (by a group, using official positions or the Internet)); Article 222.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or…); Article 281 part 2 item a applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Attempted sabotage by an organized group); “The case of Alexey Bessarabov and Vladimir Dudka”. Sentence (April 3, 2019): Fourteen years' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony, a fine of 350,000 roubles. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 10, 2016; place of detention: Penal colony No. 11, Stavropol Krai. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 19, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, May 13, 2020.
In brief
Occupied territory of Sevastopol · Sevastopol · Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
14 years
Fourteen years' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony, a fine of 350,000 roubles
Upheld October 14, 2019
Charges
- Article 222 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Illicit trafficking in firearms or ammunition (by a group, using official positions or the Internet)
- Article 222.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or explosive devices committed by an organized group of people
- Article 281 part 2 item a applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Attempted sabotage by an organized group
Full wording of the charges
was involved in the preparation of the sabotage
Latest event
May 19, 2020 — recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, May 19, 2020
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, May 13, 2020
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The case of Alexey Bessarabov and Vladimir Dudka
Criminal case
The case of Alexey Bessarabov and Vladimir Dudka
Other defendants in the case
- Alexey Bessarabov — Imprisoned, 14 years
Thematic group: The case of the Sevastopol saboteurs
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 11, Stavropol Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
355044, , Ставропольский край, г. Ставрополь- 44, ФКУ «ИК № 11 УФСИН России по Ставропольскому краю», Дудка Владимир Михайлович, 1964 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On 9 November 2016, he was detained in Sevastopol when he went to a polyclinic due to an aggravated ulcer. He was given a saliva sample and an epithelial scraping, after which he was taken for a search. During the search Dudka, according to his son, was planted with a phone, on which he allegedly communicated via the Viber app with accomplices. The son claims that Dudka has a poor understanding of the mobile phone device.
Dudka was accused of preparing explosions in Crimea. The investigation declared him a member of the "subversive-terrorist group of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine". After Dudka's detention, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry said that he had nothing to do with the intelligence directorate and there were no sabotage groups in Crimea. Dudka was arrested. According to his son, for several days his relatives and the lawyer under the agreement could not find him. During this time, an interrogation of Dudka took place with the participation of an appointed lawyer. After that, the FSB circulated a video recording in which Dudka claims he was supposed to get TNT and was transporting money to carry out intelligence activities. Dudka's son claims that his father gave this testimony after torture - he was electrocuted and then told to learn the text by heart. Dudka later retracted his confession.
Dudka complained about the deterioration of his health in the pre-trial detention centre and the fact that he was not provided with the necessary medical care.
In March 2018, the Crimean prosecutor's office approved an indictment against Dudka on charges of preparation for sabotage as part of an organised group, illegal acquisition, storage of weapons, ammunition and explosives committed by an organised group. In April, the court returned the case to the prosecutor for elimination of deficiencies. In August, the trial started again.
On 4 April 2019, Dudka was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia, Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 222 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.