Suren Gazarian
Suren Gazarian, born 1974, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 167 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Intentional destruction of or damage to property); “The case of Suren Ghazaryan regarding damage to a fence”. Sentence (June 19, 2012): 3 years' of suspended imprisonment. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, December 22, 2013; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, December 22, 2012.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Tuapse · Environmentalists
Sentence
3 years
of suspended imprisonment.
Upheld December 17, 2013
Charges
- Article 119 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Threat of murder or serious bodily harm
- Article 167 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Full wording of the charges
He threatened the security guard Pirogov near Molokanova Shchel in the village of Praskoveevka.
Latest event
December 18, 2018 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, December 22, 2013
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, December 23, 2012
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 22, 2012
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Court ruling
upheld
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Criminal case opened
Suren Gazarian's case
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Suren Ghazaryan regarding damage to a fence
Criminal case
The case of Suren Ghazaryan regarding damage to a fence
Thematic group: The case of the fence at Tkachev's dacha (summer residence)
Suren Gazarian's case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Krasnodar region and an environmentalist, he was charged with damaging the fence of a state-owned property, allegedly the dacha of the governor of the Krasnodar region. On June 20, 2012, he was sentenced to three years of probation. Gazaryan left Russia, fearing further persecution, as a criminal case was opened against him for allegedly threatening to kill a security guard at another state-owned property, supposedly "Putin's dacha."
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 119 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.