Marcel Kandarov
Marcel Kandarov, born 1998, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 337 part 2.1, Russian Criminal Code (Unauthorized absence or desertion (2 to 10 days) during combat operations); Article 337 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Unauthorized absence or desertion (more than a month)); “Marcel Kandarov's case on abandonment of a unit”. Sentence (May 18, 2023): 3 years' deprivation of liberty in a penal colony. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Bashkortostan · Ufa · Military personnel · Anti-war cases
Sentence
3 years
deprivation of liberty in a penal colony
First instance, January 11, 2023: 5 years
Charges
- Article 337 part 2.1, Russian Criminal Code — Unauthorized absence or desertion (2 to 10 days) during combat operations
- Article 337 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Unauthorized absence or desertion (more than a month)
Full wording of the charges
He filed a report for dismissal, but his superiors delayed the decision. Kandarov went home.
Latest event
January 1, 2024 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 3 years
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Persecution begins
Marcel Kandarov's case on abandonment of a unit
Criminal case
Marcel Kandarov's case on abandonment of a unit
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
He was in Ukraine for a month at the beginning of the war. After he was returned to Russian territory for rehabilitation, he "decided that he could not and would not take people's lives," according to the Conscious Refusenik Movement's Telegram channel. Kandarov filed a report for dismissal, but his superiors delayed their decision. He went home, but was later taken into custody. On 11 January 2023, Kandarov was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony. On 18 May, the court of appeal reduced the sentence to three years in a penal colony. No later than May 2024, he was released and sent to war again.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 337 part 2.1, Russian Criminal Code
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