Pavel Popovich
Pavel Popovich, born 2004, Khabarovsk Krai. Charges: Article 319, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of a government official); “Pavel Popovich's case of insulting a female police officer”. Sentence (March 11, 2022): 80 hours of community service. Status: at large.
In brief
Khabarovsk Krai · Khabarovsk · Schoolchildren · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
80 hours of community service
Upheld August 22, 2022
Charges
- Article 319, Russian Criminal Code — Public insult of a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he insulted a female member of staff attending a meeting at the school where Popovic's behaviour and poor academic performance was discussed
Latest event
May 4, 2023 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Pavel Popovich's case of insulting a female police officer
· Preventive measure: at large with an obligation to appear
Criminal case
Pavel Popovich's case of insulting a female police officer
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Khabarovsk, a minor at the time of the prosecution. In connection with his participation in protests in support of the former governor of the region Sergey Furgal in 2020, he was put on the preventive register. A criminal case was initiated against him for insulting a representative of the authorities: according to the investigation, he used foul language against a police representative who came to a meeting of the school preventive council. In March 2022, Popovich was sentenced to 80 hours of community service. On May 4, 2023, the court of cassation instance overturned the sentence and dismissed the case due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 319, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.