Viktoria Samko
Viktoria Samko, born 1996, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Viktoriya Samko's case of "fakes" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Office workers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
According to the prosecution, she made a post on the TV channel's VK page about the war in Ukraine.
Latest event
August 4, 2022 — persecution begins
Viktoriya Samko's case of "fakes" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal case
Viktoriya Samko's case of "fakes" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A former "Crimea 24" TV channel employee, resigned in January 2022. In the morning of 4 August 2022, as she herself claims, she was searched. The ground for the search was a post concerning the war that was published on a VK page of the TV channel in March. According to the law enforcers, employees of the TV channel testified that the post was published by Samko. She claims that she had been under surveillance since March.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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