Vladimir Ivanov
- Criminal Code
- Article 163 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 13 years
- Date of verdict
- 2013-04-29
- Region
- Krasnodar Krai
- City
- Gelendzhik
Case summary
Resident of Gelendzhik, human rights defender. On 20 February 2012, he was detained on charges of fraud, then the charge was reclassified to extortion. According to the prosecution, he extorted money from developers who were building an apartment block with violations. During detention he was beaten and tortured. A pretrial restriction in the form of detention was chosen. Later Ivanov was charged with another extortion from a property developer, allegedly in April-May 2011. On 30 April 2013, he was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime colony. On 13 August 2013, the court of second instance left the sentence unchanged. Ivanov was allegedly released on 19 February 2025.
Others charged under Article 163 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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