Vladimir Prisich
Vladimir Prisich, born 1983, Occupied territory of Sevastopol. Charges: Article 228 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Illegal drug trafficking); “The case of Vladimir Prisich”. Sentence (May 17, 2017): Three years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 25, 2017; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, December 19, 2017.
In brief
Occupied territory of Sevastopol · Sevastopol · Drivers
Sentence
3 years
Three years' imprisonment in a general regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 228 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Illegal drug trafficking
Full wording of the charges
500 grams of marijuana was found in a squad car
Latest event
August 16, 2019 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 25, 2017
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, December 19, 2017
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Vladimir Prisich
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
Criminal case
The case of Vladimir Prisich
Details and sources
Full summary
Volodymyr Prisich is a citizen of Ukraine, a truck driver. On 13 August 2016, he was detained in Sevastopol, where he was delivering cargo. During the search, drugs were found in the vehicle he was travelling in, despite the fact that Prisich had passed customs control before. Prysich was forced to testify that he had been recruited by the GUR of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry for espionage activities. Prysich later reported that he had been tortured. After independent lawyers appeared in the case, he retracted his confession. Then the investigator suggested that he reclassify the charges from the article on sabotage to the article on drug possession. Prisic agreed. On 18 May 2017, he was sentenced to three years in a general regime penal colony.
On 20 June, Vladimir Prisich had a numb part of his head and nosebleed, he lost his consciousness. In the medical unit of the pre-trial detention centre the patient had an outpatient examination, following which, according to relatives, he was "given a rather expensive drug - piracetam - free of charge. This drug normalises blood circulation in the brain vessels. Prisich's relatives fear that he had a microstroke.
On 16 August 2019 Vladimir Prisich was released from prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 228 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.