Andrey Zakhtey
Andrey Zakhtey, born 1975, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 222 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Illicit trafficking in firearms or ammunition (by a group, using official positions or the Internet)); Article 222.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or…); Article 281 part 2 item a applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Attempted sabotage by an organized group); “The case of the Crimean saboteurs”. Sentence (February 15, 2018): six years and six months in a strict regime penal colony, a fine of 220,000 roubles (US$2,400). Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Drivers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
6 years 6 months
six years and six months in a strict regime penal colony, a fine of 220,000 roubles (US$2,400)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 222 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Illicit trafficking in firearms or ammunition (by a group, using official positions or the Internet)
- Article 222.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or explosive devices committed by an organized group of people
- Article 281 part 2 item a applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Attempted sabotage by an organized group
- Article 324 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Acquisition or sale of official documents and state awards of the Russian Federation, USSR, RSFSR.
- Article 327 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Acquisition, storage, transportation for the purpose of sale, as well as use of a knowingly forged passport.
Full wording of the charges
Participation in the activities of a subversive-terrorist group, possession and transportation of ammunition, illegal acquisition of a Russian passport and use of a false document.
Latest event
February 6, 2023 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years 6 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The case of the Crimean saboteurs
Criminal case
The case of the Crimean saboteurs
Thematic group: The case of the Crimean saboteurs
Details and sources
Full summary
Zakhtey was detained by the Federal Security Service in the village of Risovoye in the Krasnoperekopsk district of Crimea. According to the case materials, after he was detained, together with the Security Service officers, he went to the alleged place of meeting with Ukrainian saboteurs. Later, Zakhtey said that after torture he confessed to his participation in a sabotage-terrorist group. After some time, he refused the help of all lawyers and made a deal with the investigation.
On 16 February 2018, Zakhtey was sentenced to six and a half years in a strict regime colony and a fine of 220 thousand rubles (US$2,400). In February 2023, he was released, after which he was placed in a temporary detention centre for foreign nationals. In June, Zakhtey managed to leave Russia.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 222 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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