Alexander Merkulov
Alexander Merkulov, born 1997, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Case of justification of terrorism because of the post about the explosion in the Arkhangelsk FSB”. Sentence (June 16, 2021): a fine of 200 thousand roubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Service workers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
a fine of 200 thousand roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, from 1 November 2018 to 31 October 2019, Alexander Merkulov published posts on VKontakte under the pseudonym Aleksandr Pejic about 17-year-old anarchist Mikhail Zhlobitsky, who detonated a bomb in the building of the Arkhangelsk FSB. Experts found "signs of justification of actions" of the anarchist in the posts.
Latest event
February 9, 2023 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution ends
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Case of justification of terrorism because of the post about the explosion in the Arkhangelsk FSB
Criminal case
Case of justification of terrorism because of the post about the explosion in the Arkhangelsk FSB
- Case number
- 1-602/2013
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