{"id":32494,"date":"2024-12-16T15:03:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T12:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/news\/my-schitaem-politzaklyuchyonnym-maksima-asriyana\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T01:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T22:18:39","slug":"my-schitaem-politzaklyuchyonnym-maksima-asriyana","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/news\/my-schitaem-politzaklyuchyonnym-maksima-asriyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Maksim Asriyan is a political prisoner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A nurse from St. Petersburg has been sentenced to eight years in a strict-regime penal colony on charges of attempted terrorism and treason for wanting to set fire to a military recruitment centre<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u2018Political Prisoners. Memorial\u2019 human rights project, in accordance with<\/strong> international standards<\/strong><\/a>, considers Maksim Asriyan a political prisoner.<\/strong> Asriyan has been convicted on charges of attempting an act of terrorism and treason.<\/strong> Asriyan\u2019s criminal prosecution and conviction violate his right to fair trial.<\/strong> We demand his release and that all criminal charges against him be dropped.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What were the charges against Maksim Asriyan?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maksim Asriyan worked as a nurse in clinics in St. Petersburg and volunteered to work in the special coronavirus units in hospitals during the pandemic. In July 2022, he volunteered to go as part of a medical team to help civilians in Mariupol but refused after learning that it involved helping the Russian military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The war and the consequent loss of life had a powerful impact on Maksim Asriyan. In protest against the war, he decided to set fire to one of the military recruitment centres in St. Petersburg. On the night of 30 September \u2013 1 October 2022, he approached the military recruitment centre, but at the last moment abandoned his intention in order not to put lives at risk. However, Asriyan was caught on CCTV cameras and a week later, on 7 October, he was detained at Pulkovo airport and remanded in custody on a charge of attempting an act of terrorism (Article 30, Part 3, in conjunction with Article 205, Part 1, of the Russian Criminal Code).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time the case went to court, it became known that Maksim Asriyan had also been charged with treason (Article 275). The investigative authorities claimed he \u2018was in contact with foreign intelligence services,\u2019 his phone had been found to contain \u2018instructions and a scheme for committing a terrorist attack,\u2019 and he himself \u2018supported the views of the Free Russia Legion.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 18 January 2024, Asriyan was sentenced to eight years\u2019 imprisonment, with the first two and a half years to be served in a cell-type prison and the rest in a strict-regime penal colony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do we consider Asriyan a political prisoner?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We believe that Asriyan\u2019s actions cannot be classified as \u2018attempted terrorism.\u2019 First of all, the law does not allow prosecution for an attempted crime if the person in question voluntarily decides not to carry it out. In order to prove that Asriyan changed his mind about setting fire to the military recruitment centre out of fear of being caught, and not voluntarily, the investigative authorities forced his acquaintances to incriminate him. However, even this testimony, in our opinion, does not prove the charge of \u2018attempted terrorism.\u2019 Asriyan was motivated in his actions by a desire to protest against the war in Ukraine, not the desire to intimidate the population, as the offence of terrorism requires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charge of treason is probably related to the questionnaire of the Free Russia Legion allegedly found on Asriyan\u2019s laptop. However, if the charge is related to the attempted arson of the military recruitment centre, it is unlawful, since the charge applies only where crimes have actually been committed. The charge may also be related to a donation to a Ukrainian organisation. If this is the case, then Asriyan\u2019s actions are not a crime, but legitimate assistance to a victim of aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A detailed description of Maksim Asriyan\u2019s case and of our position is available on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognition of an individual as a political prisoner does not imply the \u2018Political Prisoners. Memorial\u2019 human rights project agrees with, or approves, their views, statements, or actions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can write to Maksim Asriyan at the following address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Russian: 399770, \u041b\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0446\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u0415\u043b\u0435\u0446, \u0443\u043b. \u041f\u0440\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f, \u0434. 1\u0411, \u0424\u041a\u0423 \u0422-2 \u0423\u0424\u0421\u0418\u041d \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u041b\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0446\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438, \u0410\u0441\u0440\u0438\u044f\u043d\u0443 \u041c\u0430\u043a\u0441\u0438\u043c\u0443 \u0418\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0443 1996 \u0433. \u0440.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In English: Maksim Igorevich Asriyan (born 1996), Prison No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Lipetsk Oblast, 1B Proletarskaya Street, Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, 399770, Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also send an email via ZT<\/a> services (for payment with Russian bank cards), OVD-Info<\/a> and Memorial-France<\/a> (free of charge).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that letters in languages other than Russian are highly unlikely to reach the recipient.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can donate<\/a> to help all political prisoners in Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23954,"template":"","class_list":["post-32494","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","regions-saint-petersburg","news-type-nashi-novosti-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMaksim Asriyan is a political prisoner - Political prisoners support. 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