Anton Simakov
Anton Simakov, born 1987, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the right of freedom to conscience and religion); “Anton Simakov's case”. Sentence (April 11, 2016): put in compulsory psychiatric treatment. Status: at large.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg · Artists
Sentence
put in compulsory psychiatric treatment
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the right of freedom to conscience and religion
Full wording of the charges
performed a ritual with the decapitation of a rooster, using orthodox cult objects
Latest event
January 11, 2017 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
· Persecution begins
Anton Simakov's case
Criminal case
Anton Simakov's case
Details and sources
Full summary
In March 2015, a criminal case was opened against Anton Simakov under the article on public actions expressing obvious disrespect for society and committed with the aim of offending the religious feelings of believers, due to the fact that he performed a ritual with the decapitation of a rooster using Orthodox religious objects. The ritual was performed on 2 October 2014 - according to Simakov, with the aim of ending the war on Ukrainian territory and targeting prominent Ukrainian politicians. After TV journalist Maxim Rumyantsev reported Simakov, he was summoned to the Investigative Committee as part of preliminary investigation. In February 2016, the case went to court. On 12 April 2016, the magistrate court of Kirovsky district of Yekaterinburg granted the investigators' petition to place Simakov on compulsory psychiatric treatment. In January 2017, he left the clinic.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 148 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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