Alexey Shamardin
Alexey Shamardin, born 1978, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 158 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code (Theft, committed by a group of individuals by prior conspiracy); “Case of dismantling "disabled" signs in Timashevsk”. Sentence (November 15, 2022): 2 years 6 months imprisonment in a penal colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 14, 2023.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Timashevsk · Bloggers
Sentence
2 years 6 months
imprisonment in a penal colony
Upheld April 5, 2023
Charges
- Article 158 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code — Theft, committed by a group of individuals by prior conspiracy.
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was the dismantling of two information signs "disabled", carried out by Andreev and Shamardin on February 1, 2019 in the city of Timashevsk, Krasnodar region, in the car park at the shopping centre "Harmony".
Latest event
May 14, 2023 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, May 14, 2023
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Case of dismantling "disabled" signs in Timashevsk
Criminal case
Case of dismantling "disabled" signs in Timashevsk
Other defendants in the case
- Stanislav Andreev — At large, 2 years 6 months
Details and sources
Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 158 part 2 item a, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.