Lev Gämmer
Lev Gämmer, born 2000, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of persons in mass riots); Article 239 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Establishment of an non-profit organisation persuading citizens to commit illegal acts); “The second case of Vesna”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Journalists · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since July 22, 2024
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (using an official position, a group of individuals, falsification of evidence, for selfish motives, or out of hatred)
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of persons in mass riots
- Article 239 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Establishment of an non-profit organisation persuading citizens to commit illegal acts
- Article 280.4 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for activities against state security (by an organized group)
- Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and leadership of an extremist community
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was the posts in the social networks of "Vesna" in 2022. The article on "fakes" about the army was imputed in connection with the publication of reports on the number of dead Russian servicemen, as well as on the events in Bucha and other settlements of the Kiev region. The article on calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation was imputed in connection with Vesna's call for servicemen to refuse to participate in hostilities or surrender in captivity, which was circulated in September 2022; the movement disavowed this call in November of the same year. The article on the dissemination of disrespectful information about the Days of Military Glory - in connection with posts on Telegram and VKontakte that criticised state-sponsored ways of celebrating Victory Day.
Latest event
July 22, 2024 — preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Timeline
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The second case of Vesna
Criminal case
The second case of Vesna
Other defendants in the case
- Arzhanov Vladimir Evgenevich — Not in Russia
- Ekaterina Bushkova — Not in Russia
- Ekaterina Goncharova — Not in Russia
- Makar Dyakonov — Not in Russia
- Alexander Kashevarov — Not in Russia
- Gleb Kondratyev — Not in Russia
- Maria Lakhina — Not in Russia
- Bogdan Litvin — Not in Russia
- Andrei Lozitsky — Not in Russia
- Timofey Martynenko — Not in Russia
- Anna Nazarova — Not in Russia
- Kira Pushkareva — Not in Russia
- Vladislav Sorvenkov — Not in Russia
- Mikhail Tukh — Not in Russia
Thematic group: Anti-war case; Vesna case
Details and sources
Full summary
He was an activist of the Protest Novokuznetsk movement, then moved to Krasnodar and was the coordinator of Navalny's local headquarters. He is the editor-in-chief of Skat Media. In 2023, it became known that Gämmer was a suspect in a criminal case opened in connection with the activities of Vesna: he was charged with organising the activities of an extremist community, spreading "fakes" about the Armed Forces, calling for activities that threaten the security of the Russian Federation and spreading disrespectful information about the days of military glory. On 22 July 2024, Gämmer was arrested in absentia in this case, and was also added to the charges of creating an organisation that infringes on the personality and rights of citizens, and involvement in the organisation of mass riots.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.