Valery Parfenov
Valery Parfenov, born 1974, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of the "Army of the Will of the People"”. Sentence (December 20, 2017): Three years ten months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, October 28, 2015; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 23, 2015.
In brief
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Sentence
3 years 10 months
Three years ten months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony
First instance, August 9, 2017: 4 years
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
"actively engaged in political activity, positioning themselves as persons in opposition to the State authorities of the Russian Federation", "under the plausible pretext of organising and holding a referendum" on the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution and the law "On the trial of the people of Russia over the President and members of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation", wanted to continue the activities of the banned "Army of the Will of the People", with the "main and only goal" of the organisation being the dissemination of extremist materials.
Latest event
August 17, 2018 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, October 28, 2015
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, August 23, 2015
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 3 years 10 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
The case of the "Army of the Will of the People"
Criminal case
The case of the "Army of the Will of the People"
Other defendants in the case
- Kirill Barabash — At large, 3 years 10 months
- Yuri Mukhin — At large, 4 years
- Alexander Sokolov — At large, 3 years 6 months
Thematic group: The case of the "Army of the Will of the People"
Details and sources
Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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