Evgeny Fedosov
Evgeny Fedosov, born 1983, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Evgeny Fedosov's case of repeated discrediting of the RF Armed Forces”. Sentence (June 8, 2023): A fine of 150 thousand roubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug · Nizhnevartovsk · Anti-war cases
Sentence
A fine of 150 thousand roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
The case was initiated by seven reposts of anti-war posts on VKontakte: they talked about the results of the 151st day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, support for the Ukrainian army, and the crimes of the Russian military; one of the posts began with the words "gopniks in the Kremlin", another had a caricature poster with Vladimir Putin, whose "appearance is similar" to Adolf Hitler. According to the investigation, the text of one of the posts read: in the village of Yagodnoye (Ukraine), the Russian military held almost the entire population of the village (351 people) in the basement of a school for 28 days. Another post, according to the indictment, said that at the Kalanchak station in the Kherson region, "the Russians blew up their own train with military equipment and ammunition.".
Latest event
June 8, 2023 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution ends
· Persecution begins
Evgeny Fedosov's case of repeated discrediting of the RF Armed Forces
Criminal case
Evgeny Fedosov's case of repeated discrediting of the RF Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-591/2023
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
On 9 November Fedosov was detained because of his anti-war publications on VKontakte. The law enforcement officers met Fedosov at the entrance and immediately took away his phone. He was taken for questioning to the police station № 1. Fedosov spent the whole day there. In the evening, he tried to leave the department, but was grabbed and beaten. Fedosov was then taken home, where the equipment was seized in front of witnesses and inventoried. He was allowed to stay at home, but was told that if he did not come to the department the next day, he would "feel bad". On 10 November he came to the department, where he was not interrogated, but the officers told him to buy a SIM card and be in touch. Fedosov found out about the criminal case against him on 22 December during interrogation. On 8 June 2023, Fedosov was sentenced to a fine of 150 thousand rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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