Semyon Tykman
Semyon Tykman, born 1958, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The Semyon Tykman case”. Sentence (February 23, 2016): a fine of two hundred thousand roubles; release from punishment due to the expiry of the statute of limitations. Status: at large.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg · Teachers · Extremism cases
Sentence
a fine of two hundred thousand roubles; release from punishment due to the expiry of the statute of limitations
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
has called for spitting in the direction of Orthodox churches as they pass by, as he himself does, and has also argued that all Germans should be exterminated for what they did to the Jews during World War II
Latest event
June 10, 2016 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict, released from serving the sentence
· Persecution begins
The Semyon Tykman case
Criminal case
The Semyon Tykman case
Details and sources
Full summary
In December 2014, a case of incitement to ethnic hatred was initiated, prompted by statements made by the parents of two female students to the prosecutor's office about extremist statements made by Tykman in classes on Jewish tradition; during the trial, the prosecution witnesses were very inconsistent, and significant inconsistencies were found in the prosecution's position; the only evidence against Tykman remained the protocols of interrogations of two minor girls, the reliability of which is questionable; since these two texts are almost identical; in court, the FSB employee who led the case acted as a witness; On February 24, 2016, the court sentenced him to a fine of 200 thousand rubles and released him from punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.