Victor Korb
Victor Korb, born 1965, Omsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position); “The Viktor Korb case”. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, November 25, 2018; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, November 20, 2018.
In brief
Omsk Oblast · Omsk · Journalists · Terrorism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position
Full wording of the charges
published a video calling for terrorist activity
Latest event
November 25, 2018 — recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, November 25, 2018
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, November 20, 2018
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The Viktor Korb case
Criminal case
The Viktor Korb case
Details and sources
Full summary
In May 2018, a case of incitement to terrorism was initiated in connection with the fact that a publication from April 2015 with the text of Boris Stomakhin's last words was found on the website administered by Korb. Korb was banned from leaving Omsk.
In February 2019, he left Russia. In March, he was put on the federal wanted list.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.