Alexey Vorochek
Alexey Vorochek, born 1997, Lipetsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparing to participate in the activities of an extremist organization); “Oleksiy Vorochek's case of involvement in the Right Sector”. Sentence (July 26, 2023): 1 year 11 months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, 6 months' restriction of liberty. Status: at large.
In brief
Lipetsk Oblast · Yelets · Extremism cases
Sentence
1 year 11 months
deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, 6 months' restriction of liberty
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparing to participate in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
The investigation suggests that Vorochek is connected with the "Right Sector".
Latest event
January 1, 2024 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 11 months
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Oleksiy Vorochek's case of involvement in the Right Sector
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Lipetsk Oblast
Criminal case
Oleksiy Vorochek's case of involvement in the Right Sector
Details and sources
Full summary
In May 2022, a report on discrediting the Russian army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) was drawn up against him because of the inscription "Occupants, Fashizm" on the wall of the city military enlistment office. Vorochek was fined 30,000 rubles.
At the same time, according to unconfirmed reports, he was arrested for 7 days due to the fact that he allegedly refused a medical examination for the presence of alcohol. While he was under arrest, the special forces "Grom" ("Thunder") of the Lipetsk Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted a search of his relatives and the relatives of his wife. During the search, a bulletproof vest, gas masks, an American flag, and stripes with Ukrainian symbols were found in Vorochek's apartment. Later, he said that he used the bulletproof vest to play airsoft. gas masks for photo shoots, a flag for decoration, and bought stripes because he is half Ukrainian. He was accused of having links with the "Right Sector". Vorochek also reported that during his detention, FSB officer Dmitry Peregudov and special forces soldiers forced him to sing the anthem of Russia, threatened him with rape and tried to force him to have a blowjob in a police van. After serving a day on administrative arrest, he was taken into custody. During the hearings devoted to the election or extension of the preventive measure, Vorochek claimed torture, but the court ignored these statements.
On July 27, 2023, he was sentenced to a year and 11 months in a general regime penal colony, soon released due to the long stay in custody. He was also given six months of freedom restriction.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.