Lyudmila Tolmacheva
Lyudmila Tolmacheva, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Lyudmila Tolmacheva's case on "fakes" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Moscow”. Sentence (December 22, 2023): 8 years and 6 months’ imprisonment in absentia, with a ban on administering internet websites for a period of 4 years… Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 10, 2023.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Financiers and accountants · Anti-war cases
Sentence
8 years 6 months
8 years and 6 months’ imprisonment in absentia, with a ban on administering internet websites for a period of 4 years and 6 months.
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Full wording of the charges
The grounds were posts on Instagram about the killing of the head of the Ukrainian village of Motyzhyn, Olha Sukhenko, her husband, and her son, as well as about the killings of other civilians. In addition, Tolmacheva wrote about casualties that were not acknowledged by the Ministry of Defense.
Latest event
December 22, 2023 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 8 years 6 months.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 10, 2023
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 years 6 months
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
Lyudmila Tolmacheva's case on "fakes" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Moscow
Criminal case
Lyudmila Tolmacheva's case on "fakes" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Moscow
- Case number
- 01-0580/2023
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Moscow, an accountant and investment manager. A criminal case was opened against her for disseminating knowingly false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation due to messages about the killing of civilians in Ukraine. She was arrested in absentia; it was previously mistakenly reported that she was in custody. According to the text of the court ruling, the case was opened on 9 August, on 25 August Tolmacheva was placed on the federal wanted list, on 5 October charges were brought against her in absentia and she was placed on the international wanted list, and on 7 October she was arrested in absentia. On 22 December 2023, Tolmacheva was sentenced in absentia to 8.5 years’ imprisonment.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
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