Nadezhda Savchenko
Nadezhda Savchenko, born 1981, Voronezh Oblast. Charges: Article 105 part 2 items a, b, e, zh, l, Russian Criminal Code (Murder); Article 105 part 2 items a, b, zh, l applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Attempted murder); “Case of murder of Russian journalists on the territory of Ukraine”. Sentence (March 21, 2016): 22 years imprisonment in a general regime colony, fine of 30,000 roubles. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, May 24, 2016; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner.
In brief
Voronezh Oblast · Boguchar · Military personnel
Sentence
22 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony, fine of 30,000 roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 105 part 2 items a, b, e, zh, l, Russian Criminal Code — Murder
- Article 105 part 2 items a, b, zh, l applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Attempted murder
Full wording of the charges
Being an officer in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stationed with the assault battalion "Aidar", on June 17, 2014 in the vicinity of the settlement Metalist, Slavyanoserbsky district of the Luhansk region, conducted covert observation and adjustment of artillery fire on a checkpoint held by the militants of the Luhansk People's Republic with civilians on it, including three citizens of the Russian Federation, correspondents of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, as a result of which two Russians were killed; the killing was motivated by hatred and enmity toward a social group - the civilian population of the Luhansk region (Ukraine) - related to their refusal to recognise the legitimacy of the acting authorities in Ukraine and their desire to create a separate territorial entity - the Luhansk People's Republic. No later than June 23, 2014, in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, in the area of the local checkpoint (border crossing point) Donetsk - Severny, in violation of the established procedure for entering the territory of the Russian Federation, intentionally and secretly crossed the state border of the Russian Federation with Ukraine outside the corresponding checkpoint.
Latest event
May 25, 2016 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, May 24, 2016
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 22 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №3 (SIZO-3) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Voronezh Oblast
· Persecution begins
Case of murder of Russian journalists on the territory of Ukraine
Criminal case
Case of murder of Russian journalists on the territory of Ukraine
Details and sources
Full summary
On June 17, 2014, she was captured by armed formations of supporters of the Luhansk People's Republic; during the night of June 23-24, she was transported to Russian territory, to the Voronezh region, officially detained on June 30. She was placed under arrest. Savchenko claims that she was forcibly transported to Russia under armed guard and held under armed guard in a hotel between June 24 and July 1. She was accused of adjusting the fire of the assault battalion "Aidar" on June 17 in the vicinity of the Metallist settlement in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of VGTRK (All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company) journalists Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin. The investigation, citing the "particularly brutal nature of the crime that raises doubts about her sanity", ordered a stationary psychological-psychiatric examination for Savchenko, and she was transported to Moscow. On March 22, 2016, the Donetsk City Court of the Rostov region sentenced her to 22 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of 30,000 rubles.
On May 25, 2016, Savchenko left Russia on the plane of the Ukrainian President. On the same day, information about her pardon by the Russian president appeared.
On July 15, 2014, the European Court of Human Rights initiated proceedings in the case of Nadezhda Savchenko against Russia. The case was given priority status.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine