Dmitry Vashchenok
Dmitry Vashchenok, born 1980, Samara Oblast. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Dmitry Vashchenko’s case of a repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces”. Status: at large.
In brief
Samara Oblast · Tolyatti · Manual workers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
The details are unknown. In August, Vashchenok was fined 15,000 and 30,000 rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the Armed Forces (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences): the first case was for a video clip featuring the Ukrainian trial of Russian tanker Vadim Shishimarin accused of killing a Ukrainian pensioner, while the second case was for a video clip aired by the Ukrainian TV channel ICTV on looting committed by the Russian military.
Latest event
February 15, 2024 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Preventive measure: temporary stay in hospital
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
Dmitry Vashchenko’s case of a repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Dmitry Vashchenko’s case of a repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
An employee of AvtoVAZ. He considers himself to be a citizen of the USSR and denies the existence of the Russian Federation as a state. He was detained at work in February 2023 as part of a case of discrediting the Armed Forces. His defence lawyer signed a non-disclosure agreement. Vashchenok was assigned treatment in a psychiatric hospital. On February 14, 2024, the investigator terminated his case due to the absence of corpus delicti.
On April 12, the Avtozavodsky District Court of Togliatti ordered Vashchenok to undergo a psychiatric in-patient examination. The appeal against this decision was partially satisfied: the court set a 30-day time limit for his in-patient stay. Vashchenok lives with his mother, who has group II disability. The woman suffers from a number of diseases and cannot do without assistance.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.