Alexander Nemenok
Alexander Nemenok, born 1971, Primorsky Krai. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Petya Benzobakov's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (June 26, 2023): a fine of 400 thousand rubles (≈$4750 as of 26.06.2023). Status: at large.
In brief
Primorsky Krai · Vladivostok · Bloggers · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
a fine of 400 thousand rubles (≈$4750 as of 26.06.2023)
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
The case was initiated by four videos criticising Putin and appeals to the military calling for the overthrow of the government. One of them, dated 6 March 2022, appears to condemn war.
Latest event
May 7, 2024 — 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”
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Petya Benzobakov's case of public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
Petya Benzobakov's case of public justification of terrorism
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A Tik-Tok blogger known as Petya Benzobakov. He is a resident of Vladivostok. In May 2022, the blogger was searched, after interrogation he was released. However, in September he was sent to pre-trial detention centre for two months. A case of public justification of terrorism was opened against him. The reason for the case was four videos criticising the authorities and calling for their overthrow. In one of them, dated 6 March 2022, Nemenok apparently condemns war. According to him, he was hospitalised once during his detention, after which he was assigned disability group 3. Later the blogger was transferred to house arrest. The FSB officers informed him that they had tapped his phone for several months before taking him into custody. According to him, on one of the days when he was taken from the pre-trial detention centre to the investigator just to sign his signature, he spent about 20 hours without food and water. On 26 June 2023, the blogger was sentenced to a fine of 400 thousand rubles (≈$4750 as of 26.06.2023).
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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