Vitaly Shishkin
Vitaly Shishkin, born 1972, Moscow. Charges: Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement to mass riots); Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); Article 318 part 2 applied with Article 33 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Use of dangerous violence against a government official (by organized group)); “The case of Vitaly Shishkin”. Sentence (July 11, 2016): Three years and eleven months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 29, 2015; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, October 28, 2015.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Writers, Human rights defenders · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
3 years 11 months
Three years and eleven months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony
First instance, October 14, 2015: 4 years
Charges
- Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement to mass riots
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
- Article 318 part 2 applied with Article 33 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Use of dangerous violence against a government official (by organized group)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he urged "a significant number of people" to participate in "a rally not agreed in accordance with the procedure established by law on 18.5.2014 on Manezhnaya Square in Moscow. The purpose of the rally was "national revival of Russia", namely "to protest against the policies and actions of the state authorities, including its migration policy, tightening of visa policy, deportation of migrants from the territory of the Russian Federation, provision of benefits and state support to the category of persons formed on the ethnic basis of "Russians", change of power in the Russian Federation, making demands addressed to the President of the Russian Federation to leave office".
Latest event
January 10, 2019 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, November 29, 2015
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, October 28, 2015
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Cassation ruling
sentence changed · 3 years 11 months
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Vitaly Shishkin
Criminal case
The case of Vitaly Shishkin
- Case number
- 1-102/2013
Details and sources
Full summary
On 11 February 2015, upon his return to Russia, he was detained for calling for the organisation of a peaceful protest on 18 May 2014 on Manezhnaya Square in Moscow (which did not actually take place).
The charges against Shishkin under two different articles of the Criminal Code were absolutely identical, i.e. the same set of actions were qualified both as calls for mass disorder (including expressing protest against migration policy and granting benefits to Russians) and as incitement to hatred on ethnic grounds (including demanding a change of power in the Russian Federation and the resignation of the president).
Shishkin pleaded guilty and agreed with the investigation and was sentenced on 15 October 2015 to four years in a general regime colony.
On 10 January 2019, he was released from prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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