Denis Posmetyukhin
Denis Posmetyukhin, born 1970, Khabarovsk Krai. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Denis Posmetyukhin, defender of Furgalomobile”. Sentence (April 20, 2021): 1 year of imprisonment in a a settlement colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Khabarovsk Krai · Khabarovsk
Sentence
1 year
of imprisonment in a a settlement colony.
Upheld December 2, 2021
Charges
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the version of the investigation, he used pepper spray in the direction of law enforcers on 25 September 2020. Then police officers and bailiffs tried to forcefully pull the owner of the "Furgalomobile" out of the salon, damaging the "Furgalomobile" and using force against other activists.
Latest event
January 25, 2022 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
The case of Denis Posmetyukhin, defender of Furgalomobile
Criminal case
The case of Denis Posmetyukhin, defender of Furgalomobile
Details and sources
Full summary
A regular participant at rallies in support of former Khabarovsk Krai governor Sergey Furgal. Posmetyukhin was detained on September 25, 2020, when police and bailiffs tried to arrest Furgalomobile 2.0, a minibus involved in Furgal protests. Law enforcement attempted to force the owner of Furgalomobile 2.0, Andrei Maklygin, out of the cabin, damaging the vehicle and using force against other activists. Posmetyukhin was placed in a temporary prison center for two days when it was revealed that a case of assault against government representatives had been initiated against him. The judge placed him under house arrest on September 28. On January 13, 2021, the preventive measure was replaced with a prohibition on certain actions.
On 20 April, he was sentenced to a year in a settlement colony. On 14 October the court refused to release Posmetyukhin on parole. He was released on 25 January 2022.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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