Alexander Shabarchin
Alexander Shabarchin, born 1998, Perm Krai. Charges: Article 213 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Hooliganism (group, with weapons, or against a government official)); “The case of the mannequin with Putin's face”. Sentence (August 17, 2020): two years of imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, September 17, 2020; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, September 17, 2020.
In brief
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Sentence
2 years
two years of imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld November 4, 2020
Charges
- Article 213 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Hooliganism (group, with weapons, or against a government official)
Full wording of the charges
tied a pre-prepared mannequin with transverse white and black stripes imitating the clothes of a prisoner to an electric lighting pole, with the image of Vladimir Putin, as well as the inscriptions “liar” and “war criminal V.V. Pynya”, attached an image of Putin’s face to a street tree with installation under a row of boxes with holes with the inscriptions “VAT 20 percent” and “self-employment tax”.
Latest event
November 5, 2020 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, September 17, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, September 17, 2020
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
guilty verdict
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Perm Krai
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Persecution begins
The case of the mannequin with Putin's face
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of the mannequin with Putin's face
Other defendants in the case
- Danila Vasiliev — At large, 1 year
- Alexander Kotov (Etkin) — At large
Details and sources
Full summary
Detained on 3 January 2019 during a search. After interrogation, he was released on his own recognizance. Charges were brought in connection with two actions: the installation of an effigy depicting Putin in a prison uniform and with the inscriptions “War criminal V.V. Pynya.” (referring to V.V. Putin) and “liar”, and by attaching an image of Putin’s face to a street Christmas tree and placing holey boxes underneath with the inscriptions “VAT 20 percent” and “self-employment tax.” Shabarchin claims that he did not participate in the actions.
On August 18, 2020, he was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony. On November 5, the appellate court replaced the real sentence with a suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 213 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.