In penal colony

Andrey Ivashev

Birth date

September 3, 1960

Citizenship

Russia

Family

Case

Andrey Ivashev's case

Article

Part 2, Article 297 of the Criminal Code; Part 1, Article 282 of the Criminal Code; Part 2, Article 280 of the Criminal Code; Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code

Verdict

6 years' imprisonment in a general regime penalty colony

On 1 December 2021, Ivashev's home was searched and he was detained. On 4 December, the court selected a measure of restriction in the form of a ban on certain actions. In March 2022, he was sent into custody after he came to the Investigative Committee to request permission to travel to Kirov for a scheduled surgery. Ivashev subsequently won a lawsuit against the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service for failing to provide medical care. He was kept in the pre-trial detention centre in unsanitary conditions, which negatively affected his health condition. In December, the human rights defender was transferred to house arrest. On 24 May 2023, the court sentenced Ivashev to six years in a general regime penal colony.