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Leonid Malyavin

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Leonid Malyavin, born 1958, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 284.1, Russian Criminal Code (Implementation, organization, or financing of activities of an undesirable organization); Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Leonid Malyavin”. Sentence (February 20, 2022): One year suspended sentence. Status: at large.

In brief

Krasnodar Krai · Krasnodar · Pensioners, Entrepreneurs

Sentence

1 year

One year suspended sentence.

Verdict February 20, 2022

Upheld August 29, 2022

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, he published on his personal Facebook page an article of the 'Open press' media about an ape-human hybrid. Before that, Malyavin was twice prosecuted under the same article of the Code of Administrative Offences.

Latest event

January 1, 2023 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 1 year

  4. · Persecution begins

    The case of Leonid Malyavin

Criminal case

The case of Leonid Malyavin

Case number
1-101/2012

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On November 18,2020, the search was conducted at Malyavin's place. It became known that a case was initiated against him for carrying out activities of an organisation deemed undesirable. On February 21, 2021, he was sentenced to a year of suspended sentence.

All fields of the record
Citizenship
Russia

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