Oleg Semyonov
Oleg Semyonov, born 1964, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 282 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The case of the Anti-Corruption Bureau activists”. Sentence (May 23, 2018): a fine of 50 thousand rubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Sudak · Extremism cases
Sentence
a fine of 50 thousand rubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
Spoke negatively about Bulgarians, including making references to their deportation from Crimea
Latest event
January 1, 2019 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of the Anti-Corruption Bureau activists
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of the Anti-Corruption Bureau activists
Other defendants in the case
- Dmitry Dzhigalov — At large
Details and sources
Full summary
On 20 July 2017, Semyonov was charged with incitement to hatred towards Bulgarians. While being under a recognisance not to leave the country, on 13 October, he was taken into custody after leaving his place of residence to attend to personal matters. On 24 May 2018, the Sudak city court fined him 50 thousand rubles. On 6 February, the Supreme Court of Crimea reversed the sentence due to partial decriminalisation of Article 282 of the Criminal Code.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.