Vladimir Timoshenko
Vladimir Timoshenko, born 1973, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The case of Vladimir Tymoshenko”. Sentence (November 26, 2017): 2 years in a general regime penal colony. Status: at large.
In brief
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Sentence
2 years
in a general regime penal colony
Upheld May 24, 2018
Charges
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
In January 2015, Timoshenko asked an acquaintance to publish in one of the communities on the VKontakte social network a post "containing statements aimed at inciting hatred against a group of persons on the grounds of belonging to a social group, namely law enforcement officers".
Latest event
May 18, 2019 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Vladimir Tymoshenko
Criminal case
The case of Vladimir Tymoshenko
Details and sources
Full summary
A criminal case under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code on incitement of hatred or enmity was initiated against Vladimir Timoshenko (born in 1973) for asking an acquaintance to publish a text in one of the communities on the social network "VKontakte" "containing statements aimed at inciting enmity against a group of persons on the grounds of belonging to a social group, namely law enforcement officers". On 27 November 2017, he was sentenced to two years in a strict regime penal colony. On 25 May, the St. Petersburg City Court upheld the sentence.
On 18 May 2019, Tymoshenko's criminal record was expunged due to the partial decriminalisation of Article 282 of the Criminal Code.
In 2010, he was convicted of attempting to prepare a terrorist attack, after which he served five and a half years in a strict regime penal colony. Timoshenko was planning to blow up the wall of the Novgorod Kremlin, "wishing to draw attention to the problems of "Russia and the Russian people".
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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