Sergei Orlov
Sergei Orlov, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of religious feelings); Article 228 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Significant drug trafficking); “Sergei Orlov's case of insulting the feelings of Muslims”. Sentence (December 18, 2022): 2 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony by joining the unexecuted part of a punishment under a previous… Status: at large.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Armavir · Bloggers
Sentence
2 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony by joining the unexecuted part of a punishment under a previous sentence.
Upheld March 19, 2023
Charges
- Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public insult of religious feelings
- Article 228 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Significant drug trafficking
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, Orlov, "posing as a blogger, playing an online streaming game and simultaneously conducting a live broadcast on his channel, posted a video clip in which he addressed other users in a rude, obscene way with statements aimed at offending the feelings of believers. A conclusion of a comprehensive religious-psychological-linguistic expert confirmed that the video and statements posted by the defendant were offensive (blasphemy and sacrilege). Orlov deliberately violated the constitutional rights of an indefinite number of Muslims who profess the religion of Islam." In addition, Orlov was found guilty of illegally purchasing and possessing marijuana under Part 1 of Article 228 of the Criminal Code.
Latest event
December 19, 2024 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Persecution begins
Sergei Orlov's case of insulting the feelings of Muslims
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
Sergei Orlov's case of insulting the feelings of Muslims
- Case number
- 1-657/2022
Details and sources
Full summary
On 19 December 2022, Armavir City Court sentenced local video game blogger Sergei Orlov to a year in prison on charges of insulting the feelings of believers and illegal drug possession. Earlier, on 16 June 2021, Orlov was sentenced to a year and a half suspended sentence for stealing money from a bank card. On the aggregate of sentences, the court sentenced him to two years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Orlov was taken into custody in the courtroom.
The defendant pleaded guilty, and accelerated proceedings were used.
Presumably, he was released in December 2024.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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