Nikolay Veprikov
Nikolay Veprikov, born 1980, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Nikolai Veprikov's case of "fakes" about the RF Armed Forces”. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, June 27, 2023.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · IT specialists · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
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
According to the investigation, between March and June 2022, he made several publications on VKontakte and reposts of YouTube videos about what the Russian invasion of Ukraine had led to. The posts include civilian and military deaths, destroyed cities, and criminal cases for anti-war stances. Initially, Veprikov was charged with the 1st part of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code, but then reclassified to spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces on the grounds of political hatred (point "e" part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).
Latest event
September 23, 2023 — preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, June 27, 2023
Timeline
· Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
Nikolai Veprikov's case of "fakes" about the RF Armed Forces
Criminal case
Nikolai Veprikov's case of "fakes" about the RF Armed Forces
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Veprikov was detained in the morning of 23 June 2023 after a search, the next day the court sent him to custody as part of the military "fakes" case. On 27 July, the court decided to release Veprikov on his own recognisance, the next day he was released from the pre-trial detention centre. On 23 September, Veprikov was arrested in absentia: according to the investigation, he went to Georgia. He was put on the wanted list. Initially, Veprikov was charged with the 1st part of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code, but then reclassified to distribution of deliberately false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the grounds of political hatred (paragraph "e" part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). In November, the appeal court cancelled the decision on the arrest in absentia.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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