Konstantin Lebedev
Konstantin Lebedev, born 1979, Moscow. Charges: Article 212 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of mass riots); Article 212 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation to organize mass riots); “The case of Konstantin Lebedev”. Sentence (April 24, 2013): Two years six months in a penal colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, January 31, 2013.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Politicians · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
2 years 6 months
Two years six months in a penal colony.
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 212 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of mass riots
- Article 212 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation to organize mass riots
Full wording of the charges
He organised mass riots on the Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, and prepared to organise mass riots in other cities.
Latest event
May 1, 2014 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 31, 2013
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of Konstantin Lebedev
· 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
Criminal case
The case of Konstantin Lebedev
Thematic group: Bolotnaya case; The "Anatomy of a Protest" case
Details and sources
Full summary
The case was initiated after showing the film 'Anatomy of Protest-2' on the 'NTV' TV channel. Lebedev was accused of organising mass riots on the Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, and preparing to organise mass riots in different regions of Russia. He agreed to a plea bargain; the case was considered under a special procedure; on April 25, 2013, he was sentenced to two and a half years in a penal colony. On April 24, 2014, he was released on parole.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.