Fedosov Evgeniy Grigorevich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra
- Charges:
- Art. 280.3 CC RF Part 1
- Sentence:
- ₽150000 fine
- Case categories:
- Anti-war case, Freedom of speech
Case Description
On November 9, 2022, in Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, local resident Yevgeny Fedosov was detained. Security forces met Fedosov at the entrance to the building and immediately confiscated his phone. He was taken for questioning at police station No. Fedosov spent the whole day there. In the evening, I just lost my nerve, I got up and said that I had not done anything illegal, I told them to let me go. And went to the exit. They immediately twisted me and beat me, he said. Then law enforcement officers took Fedosov to his apartment, where they seized equipment and made an inventory in the presence of witnesses. A criminal case was initiated against Fedosov for repeated "discrediting of the army. The reason for the man's persecution was seven reposts of antiwar posts on VKontakte: they spoke about the results of the 151st day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, support for the Ukrainian army, the crime of Russian soldiers; one of the publications began with the words "gopniks in the Kremlin, another had a caricature poster of Vladimir Putin, whose appearance is "similar" to Adolf Hitler. No preventive measure was chosen for Fedosov. On June 8, 20233, the Nizhnevartovsk City Court of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra found Yevgeny Fedosov guilty and sentenced him to a fine of 150 thousand. rubles. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.
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