Yegor Lesnykh
Yegor Lesnykh, born 1984, Moscow. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Egor Lesnykh, Maxim Martintsov and Alexander Mylnikov”. Sentence (November 8, 2020): three years' imprisonment in a penal colony. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 8, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, November 18, 2019.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Entrepreneurs · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
3 years
three years' imprisonment in a penal colony
First instance, December 6, 2019: 3 years
Charges
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, during the action on 27 July 2019, he kicked a Rosgvardiya officer in the lower back and also knocked another enforcer to the ground.
Latest event
January 1, 2022 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, November 18, 2019
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Cassation ruling
sentence changed · 3 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of Egor Lesnykh, Maxim Martintsov and Alexander Mylnikov
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Egor Lesnykh, Maxim Martintsov and Alexander Mylnikov
Other defendants in the case
- Maxim Martintsov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Alexander Mylnikov — At large, 2 years
Thematic group: The case of July 27th; Moscow case
Write a letter
Facility: Open prison colony No. 27, Volgograd Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
404621, Волгоградская область, г. Ленинск, ул. Промышленная, 24, ФКУ "КП № 27 УФСИН России по Волгоградской области", Лесных Егор Сергеевич, 1984 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On 14 October 2019, detained after a search. He was threatened to plant cartridges and his girlfriend was threatened with amphetamine. On 16 October, taken into custody by court order on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities. Later, Lesnykh's case was merged with the cases of Maxim Martintsov and Alexander Mylnikov, accused of acting in an organised group.
On 6 December, he was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony. On 9 November 2020, the court of cassation instance replaced the general regime colony with a settlement colony.
On 29 January 2021, the court decided to release Lesnykh on parole. The prosecutor's office appealed this decision, after which the administration of the general regime colony announced a retroactive penalty against him. On 6 April, the court of appeal cancelled the parole decision.
He was released on 24 June 2022.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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