Helga Pirogova
Helga Pirogova, born 1988, Novosibirsk Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Helga Pirogova's case of "fake news" about the activities of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine in Novosibirsk”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Novosibirsk Oblast · Novosibirsk · Politicians · Anti-war cases, Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
The case was initiated over a tweet from July 15 containing an emotional comment on a “Mediazona” article about Russian volunteers who died in Ukraine. Later, another episode was added to the case—an interview with the TV Rain channel in which the deputy spoke about her criminal prosecution. Expert examinations twice found that her statements did not contain information about the actions of the armed forces or any negative assessment of their actions.
Latest event
December 15, 2023 — added to the register of “foreign agents”
Timeline
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
· Persecution begins
Helga Pirogova's case of "fake news" about the activities of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine in Novosibirsk
Criminal case
Helga Pirogova's case of "fake news" about the activities of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine in Novosibirsk
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Former deputy of the Novosibirsk City Council. A criminal case was opened against her for disseminating knowingly false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation over an emotional tweet. The complaint demanding that a case be initiated was filed with the prosecutor’s office by Andrey Panferov, deputy chairman of the regional legislative assembly. By that time, the tweet had already been deleted. On July 21, 2022, Pirogova was detained after a charity auction and taken to a police station to draw up a protocol under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Part 1, Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). However, the next day the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, demanded that a criminal case be opened, which was done immediately. Pirogova left Russia. In June 2023, she was stripped of her deputy mandate.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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