Vasily Fedorov
Vasily Fedorov, born 1984, Moscow. Charges: Article 306 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (False denunciation with the creation of artificial evidence of accusation); “The case of the supporters of the Police Ombudsman”. Sentence (October 3, 2023): 4 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Former security officers
Sentence
4 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld June 4, 2024
Charges
- Article 306 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — False denunciation with the creation of artificial evidence of accusation
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 13 May 2020, Andina filed a false report with law enforcement authorities that Vorontsov had extorted 30,000 rubles from her for not distributing intimate photos that compromised her. About two weeks later, she confirmed this by testifying to the investigators. Moiseyev and Fedorov, who were declared the organisers of the criminal group, encouraged her to take this step and devised a plan for it.
Latest event
August 22, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Persecution begins
The case of the supporters of the Police Ombudsman
Criminal case
The case of the supporters of the Police Ombudsman
Other defendants in the case
- Irina Andina — Imprisoned, 3 years
- Evgenii Moiseev — At large, 4 years
Thematic group: The case of the "Police Ombudsman" supporters
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Volgograd, formerly a senior police lieutenant, worked as a masseur. He was the administrator of the Telegram channel "Police Ombudsman"; after the arrest of the channel's founder Vladimir Vorontsov, he created the channel "Police Ombudsman 2".
A criminal case was initiated after Fedorov, together with Yevgeny Moiseyev and Irina Andina, released the film "Save the Police Ombudsman". The authors of the video told about a plan to expose the investigation, under which Andina tried to infiltrate the Moscow police's own security department. Vorontsov's supporters decided to deliberately add another episode to his case to document the falsification on the part of the investigation.
Andina and Moiseyev reported their plan in Vorontsov's trial in October 2021. Andina stated that the operatives persuaded her to give false testimony against Vorontsov in exchange for material goods and reinstatement. As evidence, she submitted audio recordings of conversations with the operatives.
As a result, on 18 July 2022, the prosecutor dropped part of the charges against the "police ombudsman", including the episode with Andina. A month and a half later, Fedorov, Moiseyev and Andina were detained and sent to the pre-trial detention centre, where they remained for more than a year.
On 3 October 2023, the Tverskoy District Court sentenced all three to real terms, with Fedorov receiving four years in a general regime penal colony.
In May 2025, the court placed Fedorov under administrative supervision for two years. In August, he was released from prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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