David Eichendorff
David Eichendorff, born 1999, Tyumen Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of…); “The case on "fakes" about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine and the rehabilitation of Nazism in Tyumen”. Sentence (July 21, 2022): 6 months' imprisonment in a penal colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, September 5, 2022.
In brief
Tyumen Oblast · Tyumen · IT specialists · Anti-war cases
Sentence
6 months
imprisonment in a penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 11 April, "under the guise of reliable reports, he posted publications in the form of statements containing deliberately false information about the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" on the Internet, as well as uploaded an image of Hitler to the website of the "Immortal Regiment", where photos of heroes of the Great Patriotic War are published on 9 May.
Latest event
September 5, 2022 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, September 5, 2022
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 months
· Persecution begins
The case on "fakes" about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine and the rehabilitation of Nazism in Tyumen
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case on "fakes" about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine and the rehabilitation of Nazism in Tyumen
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
On 7 May 2022, he was detained and then taken into custody on charges of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces and the rehabilitation of Nazism. Pleaded guilty. On 21 July he was sentenced to six months in a penal colony. He was released on 8 August. Later he said that during his arrest in May at his home the law enforcers beat him with feet, and after he started to call for help, they taped his mouth with duct tape. Then they blindfolded him and took him for interrogation, where they continued to hit, insult and threaten him.
In November, Eichendorf and his friend were searched in Kursk, for what reason - it is not known.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.