Maxim Martintsov
Maxim Martintsov, born 1993, 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 (December 5, 2019): 2 years 6 months of deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony. Status: at large. 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 · Engineers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
2 years 6 months
of deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony
Upheld January 30, 2020
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 prosecution, at the action on 27 July 2019, he hit a Rosguard officer, who was lying on the ground.
Latest event
December 24, 2021 — imprisonment 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
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· 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
- Yegor Lesnykh — Imprisoned, 3 years
- Alexander Mylnikov — At large, 2 years
Thematic group: The case of July 27th; Moscow case
Details and sources
Full summary
On 14 October 2019 was detained after a search. On 16 October, was taken into custody by the court order on charges of using violence against a representative of the authorities. Later, Martintsov's case was merged with the cases of Yegor Lesnykh and Alexander Mylnikov, accused of acting in an organised group.
On 6 December, he was sentenced to two and a half years in a general regime colony. On 24 December 2021, Martintsov was released.
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.