Oleg Petrov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Case dismissed
- Date of verdict
- 2012-09-10
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as persecuted on political groundsby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 29 August 2012
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Case summary
He was subjected to administrative detention on 31 October 2010 during a rally in Gostiny Dvor in St. Petersburg as part of the campaign for freedom of assembly "Strategy-31"; on 1 November Petrov's home was searched; on 9 November he was charged under part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organisation); on 11 September 2012, the court granted a motion to dismiss the criminal case due to the expiration of the statute of limitations; Petrov's last "criminal" episode in the case was dated 31 August 2010 (detention at the "Strategy-31" rally), while the statute of limitations for "extremist" articles is 2 years.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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