Vyacheslav Egorov
Vyacheslav Egorov, born 1977, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code (Repeated violation of the order of organizing assemblies, rallies, demonstrations, marches and…); “The case of Vyacheslav Egorov”. Sentence (October 13, 2021): 1 year 3 months general regime colony. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Amnesty International — recognised as a prisoner of conscience, April 18, 2019; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 27, 2019.
In brief
Moscow Oblast · Kolomna · Environmentalists · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
1 year 3 months
general regime colony
Upheld September 13, 2022
Charges
- Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code — Repeated violation of the order of organizing assemblies, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets
Full wording of the charges
Walked on the pedestrian crossing near the landfill on 19 April 2018 to prevent rubbish trucks from passing; attempted to prevent cars from passing at the local landfill "Volovichi" in May 2018; published a post in the group "NO to Kolomna landfill" on VKontakte in July 2018, which was considered as organising an uncoordinated event; published an article on Yandex.Zen about the trial of Gennady and Dmitry Gudkov, which was also considered as organising an uncoordinated event.
Latest event
September 13, 2022 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a prisoner of conscience — Amnesty International, April 18, 2019
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, February 27, 2019
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, February 18, 2019
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 3 months
· Recognised as a prisoner of conscience
Amnesty International
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of Vyacheslav Egorov
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Vyacheslav Egorov
Details and sources
Full summary
On 25 January 2019, a case of repeated violation of the established procedure for conducting a public event was initiated. On 31 January, Vyacheslav Egorov and several other Kolomna activists were searched, Egorov was detained. On 2 February the court placed him under house arrest. On 30 July house arrest was replaced by a prohibition on certain actions.
On 14 October 2021, he was sentenced to a year and three months in a general regime penal colony. Taken into custody in the courtroom. Released on 8 August 2022.
Earlier Egorov was repeatedly detained at rallies against the landfill.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.