Svetlana Prokopyeva
Svetlana Prokopyeva, born 1979, Pskov Oblast. Charges: Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position); “The case of Svetlana Prokopyeva”. Sentence (July 5, 2020): a fine in the amount of five hundred thousand roubles. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 10, 2020.
In brief
Pskov Oblast · Pskov · Journalists · Terrorism cases
Sentence
a fine in the amount of five hundred thousand roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position
Full wording of the charges
actively used tactics to justify terrorist activities against representatives of state authorities, arguing that in the current political situation in society there is no other way to draw attention to existing problems than to commit terrorist acts.
Latest event
January 1, 2021 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, August 10, 2020
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
The case of Svetlana Prokopyeva
Criminal case
The case of Svetlana Prokopyeva
Details and sources
Full summary
Svetlana Prokopyeva, a journalist from Pskov, was subjected to a search on 6 February 2019, after which she was taken for questioning and released as a suspect in a case involving the justification of terrorism. The investigation was triggered by her radio programme about the explosion at the Federal Security Service (FSB) office in Arkhangelsk. She was subsequently issued a non-travel restriction. On 24 December 2019, it was reported that the prosecutor's office had returned the case for further investigation. On 6 July 2020, the court sentenced Prokopyeva to a fine of 500 thousand roubles.
Prokopyeva left Russia shortly after the start of the war. On 18 July 2024, it became known that she had been placed on a wanted list, although the specific case is unknown.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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