Dmitry Krepkin
Dmitry Krepkin, born 1984, Moscow. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Dmitry Krepkin”. Sentence (December 6, 2017): one year six months imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, June 25, 2017; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, June 22, 2017.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Manual workers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
1 year 6 months
one year six months imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld March 25, 2018
Charges
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to investigators, Krepkin kicked a police officer in the thigh at a rally on 26 March 2017 in Moscow.
Latest event
September 21, 2018 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, June 25, 2017
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, June 22, 2017
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 6 months
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
TDF No. 1 of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow
· Persecution begins
The case of Dmitry Krepkin
Criminal case
The case of Dmitry Krepkin
Thematic group: The case of violence against police officers at the anti-corruption rally "Antidimon" on 26 March 2017; The case of 26 March
Details and sources
Full summary
On 14 May 2017, law enforcement agencies detained Dmitry. On 17 May, a court arrested him on a charge of using violence against a police officer. According to investigators, he hit a policeman on the leg. The appointed legal counsel persuaded him to plead guilty. On 7 December, a court sentenced Krepkin to one and a half years of colony. On 26 March 2018, the Moscow City Court upheld the sentence. On 21 September 2018, Krepkin was released after recalculating days in custody.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.