Alexey Shitik
Alexey Shitik, born 1990, Tomsk Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “The case of Alexey Shitik on "fakes" about the activity of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Tomsk Oblast · Asino · Journalists, Politicians · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
According to investigators, Shitik published "deliberately false information" about the financing of the Russian Army, deaths among Ukrainian civilians and the Bucha crimes. The above was posted on Russian social media site Odnoklassniki in the group "Lesnoy patrul' Asino" ("Asino Forest Patrol").
Latest event
August 1, 2022 — persecution begins
The case of Alexey Shitik on "fakes" about the activity of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine
Criminal case
The case of Alexey Shitik on "fakes" about the activity of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Asino (Tomsk region). In 2017, he ran for mayor of the city from the Yabloko party, but lost to a candidate from United Russia, after which he spoke about pressure from the authorities. In 2018, Shitik left Russia because of an anonymous note saying that "if he doesn't shut up, his relatives will bury him." In addition, Shitik received information that the Tomsk prosecutor's office was allegedly planning to launch a criminal case against him. On 1 August 2022, his parents were searched as part of a case of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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