Elvira Paeva
Elvira Paeva, born 1969, Chuvashia. Charges: Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “Elvira Paeva's case on Incitement to hatred”. Sentence (May 21, 2023): 2 years of suspended prison sentence. Status: at large.
In brief
Chuvashia · Cheboksary · Construction workers · Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years
of suspended prison sentence
Upheld August 3, 2023
Charges
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
The case against her was initiated based on several posts on Vkontakte and videos on her YouTube channel. Among the key posts that served as the basis for the case was a publication by a user with the nickname "Eto Ya," which focused on the topic of the coronavirus.
Latest event
August 3, 2023 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №2 (SIZO-2) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Chuvash Republic
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Elvira Paeva's case on Incitement to hatred
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
Elvira Paeva's case on Incitement to hatred
Details and sources
Full summary
Activist from Cheboksary, supporter of the "Citizens of the USSR" movement.
The case against Elvira was initiated in June 2022, initially resulting in travel restrictions. However, in December, she was placed in a pre-trial detention center due to her continued posting of videos and her decision to leave to a monastery.
According to the Telegram channel "Serditaya Chuvashia" (Angry Chuvashia), Elvira extensively discussed the coronavirus pandemic, characterized the current government as criminal, deemed government agencies illegitimate, and criticized Putin's attempts to revive the Soviet Union through armed means.
On May 22, 2023, she received a 2-year suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.