Evgenii Zolotov
Evgenii Zolotov, born 1981, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Evgenii Zolotov's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (August 24, 2022): Fine of 3,000,000 rubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Sochi · Medical workers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
Fine of 3,000,000 rubles
Upheld October 27, 2022
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Full wording of the charges
The criminal case was initiated because of comments on Facebook about the losses of the Russian army and the formation of "barrier troops" from Chechen servicemen. The messages were published in March.
Latest event
October 27, 2022 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution ends
· Persecution begins
Evgenii Zolotov's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Evgenii Zolotov's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-530/2022
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Sochi, an infectious disease doctor. He was prosecuted for disseminating dissemination of knowingly false information about Russian Armed Forces because of his comments on Facebook about Russian army losses and the formation of "barrier troops" from Chechen servicemen. On 24 August 2022, Zolotov was sentenced to a fine of three million rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.