Oleksandr Povoroznyuk
Oleksandr Povoroznyuk, born 1971, Moscow. Charges: Article 282 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity with the use of violence or the threat of violence); “The case of Alexander Povoroznyuk”. Sentence (June 30, 2024): 5 years of imprisonment in absentia and a ban on the administration of Internet sites for 2 years. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Entrepreneurs · Extremism cases
Sentence
5 years
of imprisonment in absentia and a ban on the administration of Internet sites for 2 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity with the use of violence or the threat of violence
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he published videos containing a negative assessment of a group of people supporting Russia.
Latest event
June 30, 2024 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 5 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Criminal case
The case of Alexander Povoroznyuk
Details and sources
Full summary
He is a Ukrainian businessman who became famous for a video with an appeal to Zelensky and the phrase “Vova, fuck them, fuck them!”. In October 2023, he was arrested in absentia, and in November he was declared wanted in a case of incitement to hatred for “anti-Russian” videos. Witnesses for the prosecution in the case were Victoria Zelimkhanova, a member of the patriotic youth association Volunteer Batallion, and Sergei Semenov, a member of the Cossack society, who allegedly accidentally saw Povoroznyuk’s video on Telegram. The defence asked to acquit him, as the prosecutor’s office never provided the court with any documents confirming his identity. On 1 July 2024, he was sentenced to five years in absentia.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.