Vladimir Tkach
Vladimir Tkach, 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): suspended sentence of imprisonment for two years and six months. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 26, 2015.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years 6 months
suspended sentence of imprisonment for two years and six months
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 to national hatred on the movement's website
Latest event
September 12, 2019 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — 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 a political prisoner
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
- Sergey Sukhanov — 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
At the end of May 2014, he was charged with incitement of ethnic hatred for publications on the website of the "Ataka" association. He was released under recognizance not to leave. At the end of October, a criminal case of organising an extremist organization was initiated and he was taken into custody. On 19 February 2016, he was released from pre-trial detention. On 23 May, he was given 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.