Natalia Kovaleva
Natalia Kovaleva, born 1976, Saratov Oblast. Charges: Article 297 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Insulting participants in the administration of legal proceedings); Article 298.1 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Slander against a judge, juror, prosecutor, investigator, person conducting an inquiry, employee of…); “Natalia Kovaleva's second case”, opened on September 25, 2018. Status: at large.
In brief
Saratov Oblast · Saratov · Entrepreneurs · Extremism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 297 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Insulting participants in the administration of legal proceedings
- Article 298.1 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Slander against a judge, juror, prosecutor, investigator, person conducting an inquiry, employee of the enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Full wording of the charges
Posted videos inciting hatred or enmity towards the social (professional) group "judicial community" and containing derogatory statements and negative emotional assessments of the social group "judicial community"
Latest event
October 7, 2018 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Criminal case opened
Natalia Kovaleva's second case
· Persecution begins
Natalia Kovaleva's first case
Criminal case
Natalia Kovaleva's first case
Natalia Kovaleva's second case
Details and sources
Full summary
A criminal case against Natalia Kovaleva under Part 1 of Article 282 was initiated on 22 August 2018 by the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Saratov Region. The case was initiated in connection with the publication on the Internet of videos with satirical ditties, as well as statements about the corruption of the courts of the Saratov region. The case file mentions six videos that Kovaleva posted on her YouTube channel during April 2018. The case was opened after a complaint from the Saratov regional court. The IC considered that the clips contained statements promoting hatred towards the social group "judicial community", as well as expressing humiliating and "negative emotional assessments" of judges. On 1 October 2018, the Investigative Committee terminated the criminal case against Kovaleva due to the absence of corpus delicti.
On 25 September 2018, the Investigative Committee opened a new criminal case against Kovaleva under part 2 of article 297 of the Criminal Code (contempt of court) and part 1 of article. 298.1 CC (slander against a judge). According to the investigation, the woman insulted and slandered the judge of the Frunzensky District Court of Saratov, Irina Shustova, who was considering Kovaleva's civil suit.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.