Alexey Vorsin
Alexey Vorsin, born 1987, Khabarovsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Creation and leadership of an extremist community); “The case of an extremist community led by Navalny”, opened on September 1, 2022. Previously convicted under Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, October 12, 2022; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, April 19, 2021.
In brief
Khabarovsk Krai · Murmansk, Khabarovsk · Politicians · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
3 years
of deprivation of liberty suspended with a probationary period of 3 years
Upheld August 17, 2022
Charges
- Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and leadership of an extremist community
- Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code — Repeated violation of the order of organizing assemblies, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets
Full wording of the charges
Participated in a march on 25 July 2020 in support of the former governor of Khabarovsk Krai, Sergei Furgal, against whom a criminal case was opened. Participated in rallies on 15 August and 10 October 2020 in support of Furgal. Published posts on social media in January 2021 announcing a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on 23 January.
Latest event
October 12, 2022 — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 12, 2022
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 19, 2021
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Criminal case opened
The case of an extremist community led by Navalny
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
Alexei Vorsin's case
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of an extremist community led by Navalny
- Case number
- 01-0333/2021
Other defendants in the case
- Georgy Alburov — Not in Russia
- Sergey Bespalov — Not in Russia
- Vyacheslav Gimadi — Location unknown
- Violetta Grudina — Not in Russia
- Ivan Zhdanov — Not in Russia
- Stanislav Kalinichenko — Location unknown
- Roman Rubanov — Not in Russia
- Lyubov Sobol — Not in Russia
- Andrey Fateyev — Location unknown
- Ruslan Shaveddinov — Not in Russia
- Olga Shkolina — Location unknown
Thematic group: The case of the extremist community led by Navalny
Alexei Vorsin's case
Thematic group: Palace case
Details and sources
Full summary
Former head of Navalny's Khabarovsk headquarters. Vorsin regularly faced pressure due to his participation in protests. In 2020, he was frequently arrested because of rallies in support of Furgal, and in 2021 because of protests following Navalny's arrest. Vorsin has repeatedly reported being under surveillance. In winter he announcedplans to run for the State Duma.
On 19 March 2021, he was detained, accused of repeatedly violating public event regulations in connection with his support for Alexei Navalny. Alexei was beaten during the arrest. Activist Valentin Kvashnikov reported seeing many abrasions and haematomas on Vorsin's face. The next day, the court placed Vorsin under house arrest, and his lawyer was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
On 28 September he was sentenced to three years of probation.
In September 2022, it was revealed that a case had been opened against Vorsin for creating of an extremist community, part of the prosecution of Navalny's supporters. Vorsin left the country and was subsequently put on a wanted list.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 212.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.