Evgeniya Smetankina
Evgeniya Smetankina, born 1995, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 207 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Knowingly false reporting of an impending terrorist act (motivated by hooliganism, targeting social…); “The case on a false bomb threat report against a police station in St. Petersburg”. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Office workers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 207 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Knowingly false reporting of an impending terrorist act (motivated by hooliganism, targeting social infrastructure or causing significant damage)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigators, on March 1, the Police Department No. 77 received a call about a bomb placed in that office. On March 5 and 6, dozens of houses that mostly belonged to local civil rights activists were searched.
Latest event
March 1, 2022 — persecution begins
The case on a false bomb threat report against a police station in St. Petersburg
Criminal case
The case on a false bomb threat report against a police station in St. Petersburg
Other defendants in the case
- Polina B. — At large
- Alexander Dubovsky — At large
- Marina Matsapulina — Not in Russia
- Olga Melnikova — At large
- Denis Mikhailov — Not in Russia
- Konstantin Pokhilchuk — Not in Russia
- Daniil Sitnikov — At large
- Darya Heikkinen — At large
Thematic group: Anti-war case; The case of a false report of a bomb threat against a police station in St. Petersburg
Details and sources
Full summary
On February 24, 2022, Smetankina was detained for an anti-war banner in the office of the local urban planning research institute where she worked as an architect; the next day, the court fined her 20 thousand rubles. Smetankina was fired from her job. In early March, Smetankina was searched for a case of false reporting of mines, she was detained but later released under an obligation to appear. She was also detained when exiting her house on March 12, 2022, shortly after the searches on the criminal case. She was charged with violation of the established procedure for arranging a public event and disobedience to the lawful demand of a police officer.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.