Sergey Podsytnik
Sergey Podsytnik, born 2000, Samara Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “The case of Sergey Podsytnik on the "fake news" about the Russian Armed Forces”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Samara Oblast · Samara · Journalists · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since August 1, 2023
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
According to the independent newspaper “Protocol. Samara”, the reason for the persecution could be the investigation of the shelling of the vocational school building in the Makeevka settlement of the Donetsk region, which the newspaper conducted together with the Telegram channel “Samara Against the War”.
Latest event
August 1, 2023 — preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Timeline
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Persecution begins
The case of Sergey Podsytnik on the "fake news" about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
The case of Sergey Podsytnik on the "fake news" about the Russian Armed Forces
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
He is the editor of the online media "Protocol. Samara". The father of the journalist was informed about the initiation of a criminal case on the "fake facts" about the Russian Armed Forces by phone by a Lieutenant Colonel of Justice, both parents of Podsytnik were called in for questioning. By that time, Podsytnik had been out of Russia for a year and a half. He was put on the wanted list and arrested in absentia.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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