Personal Information
- Birth date
- 2 мая 1988 г. (38 years old)
Shanin Aleksandr Yurevich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Voronezh Oblast
- Detention date:
- 11 июн. 2023 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 280.3 CC RF Part 1
- Estimated release date:
- 20 дек. 2023 г.
- Case categories:
- Anti-war case, Freedom of speech
Case Description
In Voronezh, a criminal case was opened against local resident Alexander Shanin for repeated 'discrediting of the army.' The reason for the criminal prosecution was oral statements against the war in the building of the Central Bus Station in May 2023. After Shanina's detention, he was released on his own recognizance. Earlier, in January 2023, Shanina was fined in a case of an administrative offense under the article on discrediting the army in connection with the fact that on December 27, 2022, while at the "Polina Osipenko" public transport stop, he allegedly called on Russian servicemen to surrender to America." On June 19, 2024, the Kominternovsky District Court of Voronezh found Alexander Shanin guilty and fined him 100 thousand. rubles. December 20, 2023, the Voronezh Regional Court left the sentence unchanged.
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