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Dmitry Putenikhin

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Dmitry Putenikhin, born 1989, Moscow. Charges: Article 319 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of a government official); “Matvey Krylov's case”. Sentence (January 30, 2012): 6 months of correctional labour. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, November 18, 2011.

In brief

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Sentence

6 months of correctional labour

Sentence changed January 30, 2012

First instance, December 28, 2011: 7 months of correctional labour

Charges

Full wording of the charges

poured water on an official, causing offence to him

Latest event

January 30, 2012 — appeal

The court changed the sentence.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    sentence changed

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  4. · Recognised as a political prisoner

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  5. · Persecution begins

    Matvey Krylov's case

Criminal case

Matvey Krylov's case

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

for pouring water on prosecutor Alexei Smirnov after the Manezhny case sentence, a report was drawn up under the article on a threat or violent actions in connection with the administration of justice or pretrial investigation; Smirnov and police officers claimed that he shouted "Death to the prosecutor!", although other eyewitnesses and video footage did not confirm this; he was placed in a pre-trial detention centre; it was later agreed that Putenikhin would plead guilty and the charge would be reclassified under the article on insulting a representative of the authorities; on the day the decision on the measure of restriction was made, he was dismissed from work after a call from the investigator; he was sentenced to seven months of corrective labour

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