Dmitrii Gordon
Dmitrii Gordon, born 1967. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); “Dmitrii Gordon's case”. Sentence (July 1, 2024): 14 years' imprisonment in absentia. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Journalists · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
14 years
imprisonment in absentia
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
- Article 354 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for the initiation of an aggressive war (using media or by government officials)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in a live broadcast he "called for an armed attack on the Russian Federation and unleashing a war of aggression against it using nuclear weapons", "publicly called for the extermination of citizens of the Russian Federation on the grounds of nationality, language and origin" and "disseminated deliberately false information about bombing and artillery shelling of civilian infrastructure and civilians by the Russian Armed Forces under the guise of credible reports".
Latest event
July 1, 2024 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 14 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Dmitrii Gordon's case
Criminal case
Dmitrii Gordon's case
- Case number
- 1-125/2024
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian TV presenter. On 19 July, he was put on the wanted list and on 22 July he was arrested in absentia in the case of public calls to unleash a war of aggression, actions aimed at inciting hatred or enmity, as well as at humiliating the dignity of a person or a group of persons on the grounds of gender, race, nationality, language, origin, attitude to religion, as well as affiliation to a social group, committed in public, including through mass media or information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet, with the use of an official status and disseminating false information about Russia's' armed forces. On 2 September, the Ministry of Justice included Gordon in the register of individuals - "foreign agents"; thus, Gordon became the first foreign citizen to be included in the register of foreign agents. In January 2024, it was reported that Gordon was again wanted, this time for public justification of terrorism. On 1 July 2024, the journalist was sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.