Alexei Nazimov
Alexei Nazimov, born 1963, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 163 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Demands to carry out property-related actions under the threat of damage or destruction of the…); “The case of Alushta extortionists”. Sentence (November 21, 2018): Four years and seven months imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Alushta · Journalists
Sentence
4 years 7 months
Four years and seven months imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 163 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Demands to carry out property-related actions under the threat of damage or destruction of the victim's property, dissemination of information that disgraces the victim or those close to them or violence.
Full wording of the charges
extorted money from the commander of the Alushta company of the "Crimean Self-Defence" and member of the "United Russia" party A. Ryzhkov and member of the "United Russia" party A. Krasnenkov, promising otherwise to publish "materials (reports (stories) containing materials that disgrace the Alushta local branch of the KRWPP "United Russia". Krasnenkov, promising otherwise to publish "materials (reports, stories) containing information and other information that disgrace the Alushta local branch of the KPRDFP "United Russia", which, regardless of their correspondence to reality, could cause substantial damage to the rights and legitimate interests of the Alushta local branch of the KPRDFP "United Russia"; extorted money from the entrepreneurs V. and A. Sudarevs, who are engaged in the funeral business, for refusing to publish critical materials.
Latest event
January 1, 2021 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years 7 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The case of Alushta extortionists
Criminal case
The case of Alushta extortionists
Other defendants in the case
- Andrei Oblezov — At large, 3 years
- Pavel Stepanchenko — At large, 3 years 9 months
Thematic group: The case of Alushta extortionists
Details and sources
Full summary
On 4 October 2016, he was detained while handing over 120 thousand rubles and taken into custody on 6 October. He was charged with commercial bribery involving extortion. On 1 March 2017, the charge was reclassified under the article on extortion on a large scale. After the preliminary investigation was completed, Nazimov was restricted in the time to familiarise himself with the case materials. On 19 July 2017, he was beaten by a convoy in the courtroom. On 22 November 2018, he was sentenced to four years and seven months in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 163 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.