Olga Shkolina
Olga Shkolina, born 1977, Arkhangelsk Oblast. Charges: Article 239 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an non-profit organisation persuading citizens to commit illegal…); Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in an extremist community); “The case of an extremist community led by Navalny”. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, October 12, 2022.
In brief
Arkhangelsk Oblast · Arkhangelsk, Murmansk · Office workers, Entrepreneurs · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since October 20, 2022
Charges
- Article 239 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an non-profit organisation persuading citizens to commit illegal acts or propaganda of such actions
- Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in an extremist community
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, she was a member of an extremist community, within the framework of which she held "uncoordinated public events, during which calls for extremist and terrorist activities were made, unlawful actions were committed, resulting in the violation of human and civil rights and freedoms, and harm to public order and public safety".
Latest event
October 20, 2022 — preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 12, 2022
Timeline
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
The case of an extremist community led by Navalny
Criminal case
The case of an extremist community led by Navalny
- Case number
- 01-0333/2021
Other defendants in the case
- Georgy Alburov — Not in Russia
- Sergey Bespalov — Not in Russia
- Alexey Vorsin — Not in Russia
- Vyacheslav Gimadi — Location unknown
- Violetta Grudina — Not in Russia
- Ivan Zhdanov — Not in Russia
- Stanislav Kalinichenko — Location unknown
- Roman Rubanov — Not in Russia
- Lyubov Sobol — Not in Russia
- Andrey Fateyev — Location unknown
- Ruslan Shaveddinov — Not in Russia
Thematic group: The case of the extremist community led by Navalny
Details and sources
Full summary
On 23 March 2022, Shkolina was searched. On 31 March it became known that she is a suspect in the case of participation in an extremist community, initiated against Aleksei Navalny and his supporters. She has given a written pledge not to leave the country. On 8 April it was reported that Shkolina was charged with participation in an extremist community and in a non-profit organisation that infringes on the personality and rights of citizens. In July it became known that Shkolina had left Russia. She was put on a wanted list. On 20 October, the court arrested her in absentia.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 239 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.