Veronika Kuzmina
Veronika Kuzmina, born 2000, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of persons in mass riots); “Veronika Kuzmina's case of involvement in organising mass riots and public justification of terrorism”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since September 1, 2023
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of persons in mass riots
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was the publications made on 24 September 2022 in a number of Telegram channels, including anti-war ones, devoted to various types of active resistance.
Latest event
September 1, 2023 — preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Timeline
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
Veronika Kuzmina's case of involvement in organising mass riots and public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
Veronika Kuzmina's case of involvement in organising mass riots and public justification of terrorism
Thematic group: The case of anti-war Telegram chats in St. Petersburg; Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Vsevolozhsk (Leningrad Region). In May 2023, she was detained after searches and then released after interrogations on her own recognisance in a case of public justification of terrorism and involvement in mass riots. Kuzmina pleaded guilty. According to official reports, she flew to Georgia via Belarus in June. She was put on a wanted list and arrested in absentia.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.