Dara Shchukina
Dara Shchukina, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 207 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Knowingly false reporting of an impending terrorist act (motivated by hooliganism, targeting social…); “The case of the false report about the mine laying at the branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in St. Petersburg”. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Entrepreneurs · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: at large with an obligation to appear
Charges
- Article 207 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Knowingly false reporting of an impending terrorist act (motivated by hooliganism, targeting social infrastructure or causing significant damage)
Full wording of the charges
Shchukhina is being accused of sending emails to the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration with an alleged threat of an explosion that would be carried out unless a ransom is paid. The ransom would allegedly be used to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Latest event
May 8, 2022 — persecution begins
The case of the false report about the mine laying at the branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in St. Petersburg
Criminal case
The case of the false report about the mine laying at the branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in St. Petersburg
Other defendants in the case
- Polina B. — At large
- Polina Barabash — At large
- Yulia Karpukhina — Not in Russia
- Artem Uymanen — Not in Russia
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Dara Shchukina was detained on the night of May 8 following a search. She was released on May 10. The pro-government TV channel "78" in Saint Petersburg announced that Ms Shchukina and others detained were plotting "illegal demonstrations on Victory Day".
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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