Sergey Sukhanov
Sergey Sukhanov, born 1987, Moscow. Charges: Article 282 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity by an organized group); Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Creation and leadership of an extremist community); “"Ataka" ("Attack") case”. Sentence (May 22, 2016): two years six months' suspended imprisonment. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, December 26, 2015.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years 6 months
two years six months' suspended imprisonment
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity by an organized group
- Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and leadership of an extremist community
Full wording of the charges
Involved in organising the activities of the extremist Ataka community, posting leaflets inciting national hatred on the movement's website
Latest event
July 4, 2019 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 26, 2015
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
"Ataka" ("Attack") case
Criminal case
"Ataka" ("Attack") case
- Case number
- 01-0274/2016
Other defendants in the case
- Stanislav Mityaev — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Thomas Pipalas — At large, 2 years
- Vladimir Tkach — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Roman Chernikov — At large, 2 years 6 months
Thematic group: The case of the "Attack"
Details and sources
Full summary
In November 2014, he was charged with organising an extremist community and remained under a personal recognizance; on 29 March 2015, he was also charged with inciting ethnic hatred as part of an organised group. On 23 May 2016, sentenced to two and a half years' suspended sentence
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 2 item v, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.