Kharchenko Vadim Mikhailovich

Kharchenko Vadim Mikhailovich, born August 12, 1983, resident of Krasnodar, civil activist, popular blogger. Accused under:

Part 1 of Art. 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation ...", liable to up to 5 years of imprisonment),

Part 1 of Art. 148 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public actions expressing obvious disrespect for society and committed with the purpose of insulting the religious feelings of believers", liable to up to 1 year of imprisonment),

Part 5 of Art. 128.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Slander combined with an accusation of a person in committing a crime against sexual inviolability and sexual freedom of the individual or a serious or especially serious crime", liable to up to 5 years of imprisonment),

Part 2 of Art. 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public calls for extremist activity on the Internet", liable to up to 4 years of imprisonment).

He was placed under house arrest on February 2, 2023, then sent to a pre-trial detention center, on December 5, 2024, he was released under a ban on certain actions, but immediately after that he was re-detained as part of a new, already 10th, criminal case.