Mark Galperin
Mark Galperin, born 1968, Moscow. Charges: Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); “Mark Galperin's case on calls to extremism”, opened on January 1, 2016. Sentence (March 6, 2018): The court also imposed a probationary period of three years with disqualification from being an organiser or participant… Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 28, 2018; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, February 13, 2018.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Politicians · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
2 years
The court also imposed a probationary period of three years with disqualification from being an organiser or participant in public associations.
Upheld February 9, 2020
Charges
- Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code — Repeated violation of the order of organizing assemblies, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Full wording of the charges
During the action on Red Square, he gave an interview, the video of which was posted on the Internet
Latest event
April 1, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, February 28, 2018
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, February 19, 2018
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, February 13, 2018
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 10, 2015
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, February 3, 2015
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Balashikha TDF of the Municipal Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (Balashikha)
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Criminal case opened
Mark Galperin's case on calls to extremism
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The Mark Halperin case
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The Mark Halperin case
- Case number
- 01-0003/2018(1036)
Mark Galperin's case on calls to extremism
- Case number
- 01-0003/2018
Details and sources
Full summary
On 20 January 2015, while serving an administrative arrest at the Special Detention Centre No. 2 for participation in solitary pickets on 10 January, Galperin was taken to the Investigation Department of the Central Administrative District of Moscow. Before being allowed inside, he was kept in the car in his slippers for six hours, as a result of which he got a fever. He was charged under Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code. He was given a recognisance not to leave the country. On 21 March Galperin was detained as a result of a provocation during a solitary picket, and the court ruled to add the materials of the administrative case to his criminal case. Later, the case was terminated, as the last detention was indicated in the case file as an offence preceding the one that became the reason for the initiation of the case.
In 2016, a case was opened on calls to extremism using the Internet (part 2 of article 280 of the Criminal Code). The reason was a video of Galperin's interview. On 7 February 2017, the activist was detained and searched. On 15 June, he was charged, and on 27 June, he was placed under house arrest. On 7 March 2018, he was given a two-year suspended sentence. Galperin was also given a probation period of three years with a ban on being a participant or organiser of public associations.
On 10 October 2019, Galperin's probation was extended for one month and he was ordered not to attend mass events. This was preceded by repeated detentions and long-term arrests under administrative articles in connection with the actions in the summer of 2019.
On 4 December, the court replaced Galperin's suspended sentence with a real one, the same day Galperin was taken into custody. He was released on 25 March 2021.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Sources (4)
- Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — Recognised as a political prisoner
- Memorial Human Rights Centre — Recognised as a political prisoner
- Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
- Memorial Human Rights Centre — Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Other people prosecuted under Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.