Nikolai Platoshkin
Nikolai Platoshkin, born 1965, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of knowingly false information about circumstances posing a threat to the life and…); Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of persons in mass riots); “Case against Nikolai Platoshkin, leader of the movement "For New Socialism"”. Sentence (May 18, 2021): 4 years 9 months' suspended deprivation of liberty; a fine of 500,000 rubles. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, July 13, 2020; Amnesty International — recognised as a prisoner of conscience, June 15, 2020.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Bloggers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
5 years
4 years 9 months' suspended deprivation of liberty; a fine of 500,000 rubles
Upheld March 10, 2022
Charges
- Article 207.1, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of knowingly false information about circumstances posing a threat to the life and safety of citizens
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of persons in mass riots
Full wording of the charges
The investigation says that he "knowingly reported false information about the measures taken by the Russian government and the Moscow governors concerning demanding of people not to leave their residencies due to hospitals being incapable of taking in people not only because of COVID-19 but other diseases as well, and also knowingly false allegations of closure of the entire city, right and wrong, the sick and the healthy in their premises.... knowingly allowed that his statements could cause anxiety, send false actions among citizens and violate public safety", and also encouraged "the commission of mass riots and participation in them under the guise of protest rallies on the territory of the city of Moscow and other subjects of the Russian Federation".
Latest event
September 6, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, July 13, 2020
- Recognised as a prisoner of conscience — Amnesty International, June 15, 2020
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Recognised as a prisoner of conscience
Amnesty International
· Persecution begins
Case against Nikolai Platoshkin, leader of the movement "For New Socialism"
Criminal case
Case against Nikolai Platoshkin, leader of the movement "For New Socialism"
- Case number
- 01-0261/2021
Details and sources
Full summary
Житель Москвы, блогер, лидер движения «За новый социализм». В июне 2020 года его задержали в рамках дела о склонении к массовым беспорядкам и распространении заведомо ложной информации из-за его роликов о коронавирусе. Платошкина поместили под домашний арест. В качестве доказательств виновности следствие привело призывы политолога в инстаграме вступать в движение «За новый социализм». Это, по мнению обвинения, создало угрозу жизни и здоровью граждан. Кроме того, сторона обвинения упомянула, что неизвестный пользователь на странице Платошкина высказал желание свергнуть власть. 19 мая 2021 года блогера приговорили к пяти годам условно и штрафу в 700 тысяч рублей. 7 сентября 2021 года суд апелляционной инстанции сократил срок наказания на три месяца.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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