Viktoria Goncharova (Kutz)
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesExtremism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 6 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2023-05-30
- Region
- Adygea
- City
- Maykop, NULL
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 15 УФСИН России по Самарской области»
- Address for letters
- 443047, Самарская обл., г. Самара, ул. Утевская,18 «А», ФКУ «ИК № 15 УФСИН России по Самарской области», Гончарова Виктория Васильевна, 1970 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 5 April 2024
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Case summary
Owner of a shelter for homeless dogs and cats.
As telegram channel “ChVK Media” states: “”Valkiria Bandery” Viktoria Goncharova (Kutz) was detained in Adygeya. Having heard screech of her tribesmen turned up under the onslaught of the punishing sword of the armed forces of the Russian Federation she hissed with comments and statements in their support. As an outcome a fulminant response of the law enforcement of Adygeya – detention and a criminal case under p.2 art.282.2 of the Criminal Code of Russia for the participation in the activity of the extremist organisation “Pravy Sektor”.
Goncharova was put in custody, the case was initiated on articles about the participation in the activity of the extremist organisation and dissemination of the deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On 2 June 2023 she was sentenced to 6,5 years of detention.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
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