Pavel Tolmachev
Pavel Tolmachev, born 1988, Mari El. Charges: Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement to mass riots); “The case of Pavel Tolmachev”. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, January 31, 2013.
In brief
Mari El · Yoshkar-Ola · Construction workers
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement to mass riots
Full wording of the charges
From September to October 2012, on the VKontakte social network, posted public calls for mass disorder addressed to an unlimited number of people with the aim of inciting them to commit acts of violence, pogroms, arson and destruction of property
Latest event
April 17, 2013 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 31, 2013
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of Pavel Tolmachev
Criminal case
The case of Pavel Tolmachev
Details and sources
Full summary
Detained on 9 November 2012, his home was searched, according to him, without a court order; on 12 November it was officially reported that a criminal case had been opened regarding calls for mass riots; in 2013 the case was dropped for lack of corpus delicti
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.