Dmitry Petrenko
Dmitry Petrenko, born 1987, Omsk Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 items a, d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “The case of Dmitry Petrenko on "fakes" about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine”. Sentence (July 30, 2024): 7 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony, as well as a 4-year ban on administering websites. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Omsk Oblast · Omsk · Politicians · Anti-war cases
Sentence
7 years
of imprisonment in a general regime colony, as well as a 4-year ban on administering websites
Upheld October 3, 2024
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 items a, d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (by the abuse of an official position, by a group of individuals, with falsification of evidence, for personal gain or motivated by hatred)
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was a post in the deputy's Telegram channel dedicated to the shelling of Mariupol.
Latest event
October 3, 2024 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Dmitry Petrenko on "fakes" about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine
Criminal case
The case of Dmitry Petrenko on "fakes" about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Deputy of the Omsk City Council. In September 2021 he was arrested for 10 days for disobeying the police at a polling station under part 1 of article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences. In October Petrenko was expelled from the CPRF. On 10 August it became known that he did not appear at the preliminary hearings on his case. He was put on a wanted list and arrested in absentia. On 30 July 2024, he was sentenced in absentia to 7 years in a general regime colony with a 4-year ban on administering websites.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 items a, d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.