Dmitrii Volkov
Dmitrii Volkov, Penza Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “The case of an inmate in Penza on "fakes" about the activity of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”. Sentence (October 17, 2022): 1 year of suspended prison sentence with a probation period of 1 year and 6 months. Status: at large.
In brief
Penza Oblast · Penza · Anti-war cases
Sentence
1 year
of suspended prison sentence with a probation period of 1 year and 6 months.
Upheld December 7, 2022
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigators, while in penal colony No. 5 in Penza sentenced for embezzlement, intentional infliction of minor bodily harm, theft and violence against a government official, he “tried to create a negative image of the Russian military among other prisoners”: he talked about the murder of civilians in Bucha and on Zmeiny Island, and about how the "Moskva" missile cruiser was burned down by Ukrainian servicemen.
Latest event
December 7, 2022 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year
· Persecution begins
The case of an inmate in Penza on "fakes" about the activity of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Criminal case
The case of an inmate in Penza on "fakes" about the activity of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
He was prosecuted for spreading deliberately false information about the Army Forces of the Russian Federation: according to the investigation, being detended in Penza penal colony No. 5 under the articles on embezzlement, intentional infliction of minor harm to health, theft and use of violence against a representative of the authorities, he "tried to create a negative image of the Russian military among other prisoners" - he told about the killing of civilians in Bucha and on Snake Island, as well as that the missile cruiser "Moscow" was burnt by the Ukrainian servicemen. On 30 September, 2022, Volkov was released from the colony and was placed under administrative supervision for eight years. On 17 October, he was sentenced to a one-year suspended sentence with a probation period of one and a half years.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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