Denis Zhuravlev
Denis Zhuravlev, born 1995, Moscow. Charges: Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in armed groups against the interests of the Russian Federation including in the…); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Denis Zhuravlev's case of participating in an extremist organization and in an armed group”. Sentence (August 15, 2022): involuntary hospitalization. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, July 25, 2023.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Office workers · Extremism cases
Sentence
involuntary hospitalization
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in armed groups against the interests of the Russian Federation including in the territory of a foreign state
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
The case of involvement in activities of an extremist organization was initiated based on Zhuravlev's tickets to Minsk and anti-war publications on VKontakte. Later, he was also charged with participating in an illegal armed group.
Latest event
July 25, 2023 — recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, July 25, 2023
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Denis Zhuravlev's case of participating in an extremist organization and in an armed group
Criminal case
Denis Zhuravlev's case of participating in an extremist organization and in an armed group
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
142370, Московская область, Чеховский р-н, c. Троицкое, д. 5, ПКБ № 5 ДЗМ, Журавлев Денис Вячеславович, 1995 г.р.
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Full summary
He studied to become a forensic expert, planned to become a psychoanalyst and was fond of hitchhiking. Since 24 February, he had been posting posts in support of Ukraine on social networks. He was detained and arrested for 15 days on 9 March under the administrative article on petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences) - the police claimed that he was swearing in the hallway. According to the telegram channel "Beware of the news!", while Zhuravlev was in a special detention centre, a case was brought against him for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation, the reason being tickets to Minsk and anti-war posts on "VKontakte. Later he was also accused of participation in an illegal armed formation. At the trial, Zhuravlev claimed that he planned to send a letter to Zelensky through the Ukrainian embassy. The court considered Zhuravlev insane and on 15 August 2022 issued a ruling on forced hospitalisation.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.