Andrei Grigoriev
Andrei Grigoriev, born 1977, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “The case concerning a video about the attack on the ambassador”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Tatarstan · Kazan · Journalists · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases, Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
The case was initiated over a video entitled “Paint and a booth for the Russian ambassador to Poland”, dedicated to the attack on Russian ambassador Sergei Andreev in Warsaw: on 9 May he was doused with paint at the cemetery of Soviet soldiers.
Latest event
October 20, 2023 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case concerning a video about the attack on the ambassador
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
The case concerning a video about the attack on the ambassador
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A journalist of the publication Idel.Realii. In 2021, he was included in the registry of media outlets designated as “foreign agents”. He was chargedwith publicly justifying terrorism over a video concerning the attack on Russian ambassador Sergei Andreev in Warsaw.
On 17 August 2022, searches were conducted at the homes of several journalists in Kazan working for Idel.Realii in connection with the case. Further searches took place on 9 September, 10 October, and 1 December. On 18 November 2022, Grigoriev was arrested in absentia and declared wanted in relation to this case.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.