Kirill Shvetsov
Kirill Shvetsov, Tambov Oblast. Charges: Article 205.6, Russian Criminal Code (Failure to report an impending or committed serious crime); “Kirill Shvetsov's case of under-reporting”. Sentence (December 18, 2022): 30 thousand rubles fine. Status: at large.
In brief
Tambov Oblast · Tambov
Sentence
30 thousand rubles fine
Upheld May 21, 2023
Charges
- Article 205.6, Russian Criminal Code — Failure to report an impending or committed serious crime
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he "failed to report to the authorities about a person preparing to participate in hostilities against the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, LNR and DNR on the side of Ukraine, as part of an armed formation not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, for purposes contrary to the interests of Russia".
Latest event
May 21, 2023 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Kirill Shvetsov's case of under-reporting
Criminal case
Kirill Shvetsov's case of under-reporting
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Tambov. In June 2022, he met Artem Skakalin, a janitor who sold books, through the Avito website. They later began communicating on Telegram, and Skakalin told Shvetsov that he opposed war with Ukraine, was on the border with Ukraine and planned to join the Russian Freedom Legion,and had purchased two knives "with the aim of attacking a Russian patrol." After Skakalin was detained at the border, a case of under-reporting was brought against Shvetsov. On 19 December 2022, Shvetsov was sentenced to a fine of 30,000 rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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