Alexey Shamardin
- Criminal Code
- Article 158 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (open prison colony), Fine
- Sentence
- 2 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2022-11-15
- Region
- Krasnodar Krai
- City
- Timashevsk
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 14 May 2023
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Case summary
In March 2021, a case was initiated over the dismantling of "disabled" signs in Timashevsk (Krasnodar Territory). On 31 August 2021, Shamardin was taken into custody. On 27 June 2022, Shamardin was released, but on 2 November he was again taken into custody - the judge considered that he violated the order of the court session. On 16 November 2022, Shamardin was sentenced to two and a half years in a penal colony. On 9 April 2023, he was released.
Others charged under Article 158 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code
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