Andrey Svistunov
Andrey Svistunov, born 1973, Mari El. Charges: Article 280 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism); “The case of Andrei Svistunov”. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, May 9, 2015; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, January 31, 2013.
In brief
Mari El · Yoshkar-Ola · Office workers · Extremism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 280 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for extremism
Full wording of the charges
made calls for extremist activities on social media
Latest event
May 9, 2015 — recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, May 9, 2015
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 31, 2013
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
The case of Andrei Svistunov
Criminal case
The case of Andrei Svistunov
Details and sources
Full summary
General Director of Pantheon LLC, coordinator of the republican Left Front, activist of the Free Construction Trade Union in the Republic of Mari El, the Tenth December Movement, and the Mari national movement Vichonar.
Svistunov was detained on 9 November 2012 and his home was searched, according to him, without a court order. On 12 November it was officially reported about the initiation of criminal proceedings under the article on public justification of terrorism. The activist was given a covenant not to leave the country. Incitement to hatred or hostility was also incriminated. In 2013, the case was terminated due to the absence of corpus delicti, but it was resumed in February 2014: the decision to terminate the criminal case on justification of terrorism was cancelled and the signs of calls for extremist activity were found. In May 2015, the case was again terminated.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.