Farhad Ziganshin
Charges: Article 337 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Unauthorized absence or desertion (10 days to a month)); “Case of a tank school instructor on unauthorised abandonment of a unit”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Military personnel · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 337 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Unauthorized absence or desertion (10 days to a month)
Full wording of the charges
He refused to participate in the war and left Russia after mobilisation was announced.
Latest event
January 1, 2022 — persecution begins
Case of a tank school instructor on unauthorised abandonment of a unit
Criminal case
Case of a tank school instructor on unauthorised abandonment of a unit
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A teacher at a tank school in some large Russian city. Tried to quit. Went to Kazakhstan with his mother. Staff of the school came to the home of his girlfriend. The officer's mother returned to Russia, she and Farhad's father, who are currently divorsed, were summoned for questioning. At the end of March 2023, Ziganshin was detained at the airport in Kazakhstan while trying to fly to Yerevan, but was later released.