Personal Information
- Birth date
- 16 нояб. 1984 г. (41 years old)
- Special circumstances
- blogger
- Notes
- a fan of the Nizhny Novgorod hockey club 'Torpedo', ran a sports community about youth and junior hockey in social networks, wrote notes, posted videos and voiced them himself.
Zharikov Mikhail Aleksandrovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
- Detention date:
- 7 июл. 2023 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 205.2 CC RF Part 2, Art. 354.1 CC RF Part 2 cl. v, Art. 207.3 CC RF Part 2 cl. d
- Sentence:
- 5 years 10 months general regime
- Estimated release date:
- 5 мая 2029 г.
- Case categories:
- Anti-war case, "Extremist" statements
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 26 окт. 2023 г.
Case Description
6 July 2023, a criminal case was opened in Nizhny Novgorod under the article on "fakes" about the Russian army against Mikhail Zharikov, a fan of the Nizhny Novgorod hockey club "Torpedo. The reason for this was an Instagram broadcast that he conducted on June 2. Then he compared Russia to Nazi Germany and criticized Russians for almost not participating in protests against the war. Zharikova was sent to SIZO. On August 1, due to the same broadcast, a case of "rehabilitation of Nazism" was also opened against the Nizhny Novgorod resident. The reason for this was a post with a quote from Solzhenitsyn about the "role of the ROA in the liberation of Prague" - that Prague was liberated not by the Red Army, but by the insurgents of the Prague militia and the ROA. In addition, Zharikov was accused under the article on justifying terrorism because of a comment in the same broadcast about the explosion of Zakhar Prilepin's car. On October 20, 2023, the 2nd Western Military District Court found Zharikov guilty and sentenced him to 6 years in prison. On May 13, 2024, the Appellate Military Court reduced his sentence to 5 years and 10 months.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Жариков Михаил Александрович, 16 ноября 1984 г. ФКУ ИК-17 УФСИН России по Кировской области, адрес: 612700, Россия, Кировская обл., г. Омутнинск, ул. Трудовых резервов, д. 125 связь через: Зонателеком
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