Sergey Novokreschennykh
Sergey Novokreschennykh, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Naberezhnye Chelny case of "fakes" about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine”. Sentence (May 16, 2023): 6 months of correctional labour. Status: at large.
In brief
Tatarstan · Naberezhnye Chelny · Anti-war cases
Sentence
3 years 1 month
6 months of correctional labour
First instance, March 24, 2023: 3 years 1 month
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigators, between February 24 and March 6 he posted "non-credible information about the special military operation in Ukraine" on VKontakte. Those were comments to a video where the actions of Russian servicemen in Ukraine were characterized as criminal. Another case was launched against Novocreshenyh under incitement of hatred (Part 2, Article 282 of the Criminal Code) - in relation to comments from June 26 and July 2, 2021 which contained "some signs of violation of human dignity".
Latest event
May 16, 2023 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 3 years 1 month.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 3 years 1 month
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 1 month
· Persecution begins
Naberezhnye Chelny case of "fakes" about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine
Criminal case
Naberezhnye Chelny case of "fakes" about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine
- Case number
- 1-81/2023 (1-1412/2022;)
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Naberezhnye Chelny (city in west-central Russia). A case was initiated against him for incitement of hatred and dissemination of deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In court Novokreschennykh declared that he was drunk when he wrote all the comments. He partially plead guilty on the first episode, but noted that he doesn't remember to "humiliate anybody", on the second charge about "fakes" about army he did not plead guilty. Novokreschennykh got 3 years and 1 month of suspended sentenсe. Later, the appeal court replaced the sentence with 6 months of corrective labour.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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