Nikolai Semyon
Nikolai Semyon, born 1950, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 280.1 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for separatism); “The case of Nikolai Semena”. Sentence (December 17, 2017): Reduce the period of prohibition to engage in public activities by one year. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, July 5, 2017; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, June 25, 2017.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Journalists
Sentence
2 years 6 months
Reduce the period of prohibition to engage in public activities by one year
First instance, September 21, 2017: 2 years 6 months
Charges
- Article 280.1 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for separatism
Full wording of the charges
wrote an article "Blockade - the first necessary step towards the liberation of Crimea", which was published on the portal "Krym.Realii"
Latest event
February 27, 2020 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, July 5, 2017
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, June 25, 2017
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 2 years 6 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Nikolai Semena
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of Nikolai Semena
Details and sources
Full summary
On 19 April 2016, a search and interrogation were conducted as part of the case on calls to violate the territorial integrity of Russian Federation. A signature of non-departure was taken. In August 2016, the investigator denied travelling to Kyiv for treatment of the spine. On 7 December, an indictment was filed.
22 September 2017 sentenced to 2 years of suspended sentence with prohibition on engaging in public activities for 3 years. On 18 December, the court of appeal reduced the ban by 1 year.
On 14 January 2020, the court terminated probation early and expunged Semena's criminal record.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.1 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.