Daniil Frolkin
Daniil Frolkin, born 2001, Khabarovsk Krai. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 items b, g, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Daniil Frolkin's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (March 16, 2023): a suspended sentence of 5 years and 6 months. Status: at large.
In brief
Khabarovsk Krai · Khabarovsk · Military personnel · Anti-war cases
Sentence
5 years 6 months
a suspended sentence of 5 years and 6 months
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 items b, g, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (using an official position, a group of individuals, falsification of evidence, for selfish motives, or out of hatred)
Full wording of the charges
A case was opened against him for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces by a group of persons for self-serving reasons (paragraphs "b", "g" of part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).
Latest event
March 16, 2023 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 5 years 6 months.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
Daniil Frolkin's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Daniil Frolkin's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-26/2023 (1-164/2022;)
Thematic group: Anti-war case; The case of iStories media publication
Details and sources
Full summary
The name, patronymic and surname fully coincide with the name, patronymic and surname of the serviceman who confessed to Katerina Fomina, a journalist at Vazhnye Istorii, that he was involved in the killings of civilians in the Kiev Region and other crimes. The investigation, which recounted phone conversations with Frolkin, was released on 15 August. Back in late July, Frolkin left for Khabarovsk Krai, where he applied for dismissal from service. In Ukraine, a case of violation of the laws and customs of war (part 2 of article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) was opened against Frolkin. In the Russian Federation, a case was opened against serviceman Daniil Frolkin for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. After finding out about this criminal case, the journalists of Vazhnye Istorii attempted to contact Frolkin, but he did not respond to their messages and calls. On 16 March 2023, the court sentenced Frolkin to a five and a half years' suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 items b, g, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.