Andrei Oprysko
Andrei Oprysko, born 1971, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 322 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Crossing the border of the Russian Federation without proper documents (those not allowed to…); “The case of the Ukrainian sailors”. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 14, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, April 3, 2019.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Kerch · Military personnel
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 322 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Crossing the border of the Russian Federation without proper documents (those not allowed to knowingly enter, or by a group of individuals).
Full wording of the charges
acting as part of an organised group, on 25 November 2018 at 7.01 a.m., being on the Ukrainian Navy ships "Berdyansk", "Nikopol" and "Yany Kapu" in the waters of the Black Sea, without notifying the captain of the seaport of Kerch about the ships' approach to the Kerch Strait 48 hours in advance and additionally without notifying 24 hours before the approach, as well as without transmitting the coordinates of the border crossing to the nearest coastal communication post 1 hour before entering the territorial waters, without responding to requests to stop made by officials of the Border Guard Department of the Federal Security Service of Russia in Crimea, performing dangerous maneuvering and creating a threat to navigation, illegally crossed the state border of the Russian Federation in the area with average geographical coordinates of 44 degrees 52.7 minutes north latitude and 36 degrees 31.3 minutes east longitude.
Latest event
September 7, 2019 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, April 14, 2019
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 3, 2019
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· 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 the Ukrainian sailors
Criminal case
The case of the Ukrainian sailors
Other defendants in the case
- Andriy Artemenko — Not in Russia
- Yuri Bezyazyazychny — Imprisoned
- Viktor Bespalchenko — Imprisoned
- Yuri Budzilo — Imprisoned
- Vladimir Varimez — Imprisoned
- Mikhail Vlasiuk — Imprisoned
- Bogdan Golovash — Not in Russia
- Denis Gritsenko — Imprisoned
- Andriy Drach — Imprisoned
- Vyacheslav Zinchenko — Not in Russia
- Vladislav Kostyshyn — Not in Russia
- Vladimir Lisovoy — Imprisoned
- Oleg Melnichuk — Imprisoned
- Roman Mokryak — Imprisoned
- Bogdan Nebylitsa — Imprisoned
- Popov Sergei Nikolaevich — Not in Russia
- Evgeny Semidotsky — Not in Russia
- Vasily Soroka — Imprisoned
- Vladimir Tereshchenko — Not in Russia
- Sergey Tsybizov — Imprisoned
- Sergei Chuliba — Imprisoned
- Andriy Shevchenko — Not in Russia
- Andrei Eider — Imprisoned
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
111020, г. Москва, Лефортовский вал, д. 5, ФКУ СИЗО-2 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Лефортово"), Опрыско Андрей Андреевич, 1971 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On 25 November 2018, detained when Russian vessels blocked Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea near Crimea. He was taken into custody on charges of illegally crossing the Russian border, transferred to the Lefortovo pre-trial detention centre on 29 November. On 7 September 2019, he was released as part of the exchange of Ukrainian political prisoners in the Russian Federation for a group of people released by Ukraine and arrived on the territory of Ukraine.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 322 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.