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A human rights activist suspected of discrediting the army is deprived of visits with his mother in a pre-trial detention center
Human rights activist from Blagoveshchensk Vladislav Nikitenko, who is in a pre-trial detention center in a criminal case for discrediting the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code), is deprived of visits with his mother. About this in your telegram channel SOTA.
reports Nikitenko’s mother, Lydia, came to pre-trial detention center-1 in the Amur region from St. Petersburg to support her son. She asked the investigator to allow her to see her son, but he said that he would not allow any visits before the verdict.
In addition to visits with her son, Nikitenko’s mother was prohibited from attending two court hearings in the Amur Regional Court in his case. Justifying the ban, the judge referred to restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
You can write a letter to Nikitenko. This can be done either by regular mail or through the service:
FKU SIZO-1 Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Amur Region 675 007, Blagoveshchensk, Seryshevsky Lane, 55, Nikitenko Vladislav Nikolaevich, born 1969. - Human rights activist Vladislav Nikitenko on July 9 in a pre-trial detention center in connection with a criminal case about discrediting the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the reason for prosecution was 10 posts on social networks. In addition, before his arrest, Nikitenko filed statements with all regional military investigative departments, the Investigative Committee and the prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation against Vladimir Putin and members of the Security Council, accusing them of starting a war in Ukraine.
At first he was put under house arrest, but the measure was tightened due to the fact that he allegedly used a mobile phone. sent steel
sent - In June, the project “Support for political prisoners. Memorial" of Vladislav Nikitenko to political prisoners. recognized - Article 280.3 in the Criminal Code in March 2022 - in this way the government responded to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that did not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under the article is five years in prison.
included - Since February 24—the first day of the “special operation” in Ukraine—residents of Russian cities have been going out to anti-war rallies every day and talking about the tragedy online. Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. At the moment, more than 200 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our.