Andrei Paley
Andrei Paley, born 1983, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 105 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Aggravated murder); “The case of involvement in contract killings”. Sentence (February 10, 2023): 17 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 18, 2019; place of detention: Penal colony No. 13, Khabarovsk Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, October 18, 2024.
In brief
Moscow Oblast · Lyubertsy · Entrepreneurs
Sentence
17 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld September 19, 2024
Charges
- Article 105 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Aggravated murder
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, "participated in the preparation, planning and directly committed the murder of Zori E.A. and Bulatov O.G.", as well as stored, transported and carried weapons, ammunition and an explosive device to commit the crimes.
Latest event
October 18, 2024 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 18, 2024
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 17 years
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
The case of involvement in contract killings
Criminal case
The case of involvement in contract killings
- Case number
- 1-10/2023 (1-171/2022;)
Other defendants in the case
- Marat Kadyrov — Imprisoned, 9 years 6 months
- Andrey Karepov — Imprisoned, 21 years
- Sergei Furgal — Imprisoned, 22 years
Thematic group: The case of involvement in contract killings
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 13, Khabarovsk Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
680518, Хабаровский край, с. Заозерное Хабаровского района, ул. Петра Черкасова, 21, ФКУ «ИК № 13 УФСИН России по Хабаровскому краю», Палей Андрей Сергеевич, 1983 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Director of a commercial company from Khabarovsk. On 18 November 2019, he was detained in Khabarovsk and transferred to Moscow and the next day sent to custody in the case of contract killings in 2004 and 2005. He later wrote that he and another detainee in the case, Marat Kadyrov, were beaten during detention. On 10 February 2023, Paley was sentenced to 17 years in a strict regime colony under the article on the murder of two persons committed by a group of people for hire with the purpose of concealing another crime. According to the investigation, he was involved in the murders organised by Sergei Furgal.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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