Maxim Petlin
Maxim Petlin, born 1973, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 290 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Receiving a bribe); “Maksim Petlin's case”. Sentence (March 19, 2013): Three years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 14, 2013.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg · Politicians
Sentence
3 years
Three years' imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld August 6, 2013
Charges
- Article 290 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Receiving a bribe
Full wording of the charges
extorted 3 million roubles from Sergey Vorobyev, General Director of Forum Group CJSC
Latest event
August 20, 2015 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 14, 2013
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Persecution begins
Maksim Petlin's case
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Maksim Petlin's case
Details and sources
Full summary
Maxim Petlin is a former member of the Ekaterinburg City Duma and Chairman of the Sverdlovsk regional branch of the Yabloko party. He was accused of extorting 3 million roubles from the director of a construction firm involved in the development of a park, in defence of which Petlin was involved. On 22 February 2011 he was detained by FSB officers. On 24 February he was released on bail. Then arrested on 26 August 2011. On 23 March 2012, he was released on bail of 5 million roubles. On 21 March 2013 Petlin was sentenced to three years in prison. Some human rights activists consider Petlin's case to be political, particularly since Petlin's participation in organised rallies was cited as one of the grounds for detention. In addition, the local department of the FSB tapped his phone and read his correspondence for a long time. On 20 August 2015, he was released
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 290 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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