Valery Parfenov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years 10 months
- Date of verdict
- 2017-08-09
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Address for letters
- 127055, г. Москва, ул. Новослободская д. 45, ФКУ СИЗО-2 УФСИН России по г. Москве ("Бутырка"), Парфенов Валерий Николаевич, 1974 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial Human Rights Centre, 28 October 2015
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Case summary
On 22 July 2015, a case was opened against Valery Parfenov in connection with his activities within the Initiative Group for the preparation of the referendum "For Responsible Power"; on 29 July, a search was conducted; on 29 July, Parfenov was arrested and placed in pre-trial detention. On 10 August 2017, he was sentenced to four years in a general regime colony. On 21 December, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by two months. On 17 August 2018, he was released, while a court hearing on his motion to recalculate the days in custody was scheduled for 21 August.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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