Maria Pevchikh
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 214 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesExtremism casesCases against "foreign agents"Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
Former head of the Investigations Department of the Anti-Corruption Foundation. Left Russia. In August 2022, it became known that a case was opened against Pevchikh for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code
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