Alexei Volkov
Alexei Volkov, born 1988, Volgograd Oblast. Charges: Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War); “The case of the photoshopped greenery”. Sentence (March 13, 2019): a fine of two hundred thousand roubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Volgograd Oblast · Volgograd · Human rights defenders
Sentence
a fine of two hundred thousand roubles
Upheld June 4, 2019
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War
Full wording of the charges
Using electronic devices belonging to him, posted on the Internet an image of the sculpture "Motherland Calls!" with green dye on the front of the statue and the surface of its left palm.
Latest event
June 5, 2019 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld, released from serving the sentence
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
The case of the photoshopped greenery
Criminal case
The case of the photoshopped greenery
Details and sources
Full summary
On 12 May 2017, the home of Alexei Volkov, the coordinator of Alexei Navalny's headquarters in Volgograd, was searched in connection with a criminal case opened over his social media publication of a picture showing the Motherland monument as if doused with green. On 20 July, Volkov became a suspect in the case, and he signed a personal recognizance. On 31 August, Volkov was detained for leaving Volgograd, although the investigator had told him earlier that he was allowed to leave the city. The court placed him under house arrest. On 25 September, Volkov was again transferred on his personal recognizance. On 23 October, the court returned the case to the prosecutor's office, indicating that there were grounds to reclassify the charge to a more serious one. On 14 March 2019, the court sentenced Volkov to a fine of 200 thousand rubles. On 5 June, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence, but waived Volkov’s punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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