Vladimir Vladimirov
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.3 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-12-07
- Region
- Kirov Oblast
- City
- Kirov
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 12 December 2024
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Case summary
Resident of Kirov. Detained on 17 August 2023 due to the fact that, according to the investigation, he set fire to a mobilisation tent and sent a video of the fire to his friends. The next day he was placed under administrative arrest for four days under the article on petty hooliganism (part 1 of article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences): Oktyabrsky District Court of Kirov agreed with the police that Vladimirov was "shouting loudly, using foul language, waving his arms". Later it became known about the initiation of a criminal case. On 7 December 2023, Vladimirov was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 280.3 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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