Alexander Kashevarov
Alexander Kashevarov, born 2003, 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 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); “The second case of Vesna”, opened on June 5, 2023. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow, Chelyabinsk Oblast · Moscow, Chelyabinsk · Politicians · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
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 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)
- Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code
Latest event
September 19, 2023 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Criminal case opened
The second case of Vesna
· Persecution ends
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
Case of repeated violation of the established procedure for conducting a public event in Chelyabinsk
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
- Lev Gämmer — Not in Russia
- Makar Dyakonov — 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
Case of repeated violation of the established procedure for conducting a public event in Chelyabinsk
Thematic group: Palace case
Details and sources
Full summary
Former coordinator of the Chelyabinsk branch of the Viasna movement. It first became known on 30 April 2021 that a case under Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code had been initiated in the Chelyabinsk region. The message of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (UMVD) did not specify against whom the case was initiated, but the age of the suspect - 18 years old - was specified. On May 1, Kashevarov was detained at the airport of Yekaterinburg: he was going on vacation to Armenia. Later that day he was charged under Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code and released on personal recognisance. On 3 May, Kashevarov's house was searched. On 17 May, the personal recognizance was cancelled, at the same time it became clear that Kashevarov was a suspect. On 13 August, it became known that Kashevarov had left Russia. On 9 November, the case was dismissed due to the fact that not all court decisions on Kashevarov's administrative cases, that were included in the criminal case, had entered into force at the time of the initiation of the latter.
In 2023, it became known that Kashevarov was a suspect in a criminal case initiated in connection with the activities of Viasna: he was charged with organising the activities of an extremist community, spreading "fakes" about the Armed Forces, calling for activities threatening the security of the Russian Federation and spreading disrespectful information about the days of military glory.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
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.