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Names

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‘63.

Elena Victorovna PODOLNAYA

Елена Викторовна ПОДОЛЬНАЯ

(Russian spelling)

Position(s): Russian Prosecutor; Deputy Prosecutor at the “Simferopol District Court in the Republic of Crimea”

DOB: 5.9.1978

Gender: female

Tax ID number: 261803847664

Elena Podolnaya is the Deputy Prosecutor at the “Simferopol District Court in the Republic of Crimea” established by Russia’s occupying force in the illegally annexed Crimea. In that position, Elena Podolnaya took part in the politically motivated court proceedings against Vladyslav Yesypenko, a journalist, and proposed an 11-year prison sentence for him. Vladyslav Yesypenko was sentenced to 6 years in prison.

The court proceedings against Vladyslav Yesypenko targeted his activism and served as a show trial in Russia to suppress voices critical of the ruling regime in voicing opposition to the war of aggression against Ukraine. The Russian regime is using the judiciary of the country as a widespread tool in numerous serious human rights violations. The justice system is not independent and is used to systematically and severely violate the human rights of individuals opposed to the ruling regime by violating their freedom of opinion and expression.

Therefore, she is responsible for serious human rights violations in the Russian Federation and in the territories occupied by it, including violations of freedom of opinion and expression.

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Denis Vladimirovich KOROVIN

Денис Владимирович КОРОВИН

(Russian spelling)

Position(s): Officer of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)

Gender: male

Denis Korovin is an officer of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB). In his position, he took part in torturing Vladyslav Yesypenko, a journalist, who was sentenced to 6 years in prison.

The court proceedings against Vladyslav Yesypenko targeted his activism and served as a show trial in Russia to suppress voices critical of the ruling regime in voicing opposition to the war of aggression against Ukraine. The Russian regime is using the judiciary of the country as a widespread tool in numerous serious human rights violations. The justice system is not independent and is used to systematically and severely violate the human rights of individuals opposed to the ruling regime by violating their freedom of opinion and expression.

Therefore, he is responsible for serious human rights violations in the Russian Federation and in the territories occupied by it, including torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and violations of freedom of opinion and expression.

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Dliaver Memetovich BERBEROV

Длявер Меметович БЕРБЕРОВ

(Russian spelling)

Position(s): Judge at the “Simferopol District Court of the Republic of Crimea”

DOB: 17.8.1978

POB: Uzbekistan

Gender: male

Dliaver Berberov is a judge at the “Simferopol District Court in the Republic of Crimea” established by Russia’s occupying force in the illegally annexed Crimea. In that position, he took part in the politically motivated court proceedings against Vladyslav Yesypenko, a journalist.

On 16 February 2021, Dliaver Berberov announced the verdict of Vladyslav Yesypenko’s case and sentenced him to 6 years in prison.

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Address: 6 Turkenicha St., Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine

АР Крим, г. Симферополь, ул. Туркенича 6

DRFO code: 2871801456

The court proceedings against Vladyslav Yesypenko targeted his activism and served as a show trial in Russia to suppress voices critical of the ruling regime in voicing opposition to the war of aggression against Ukraine. The Russian regime is using the judiciary of the country as a widespread tool in numerous serious human rights violations. The justice system is not independent and is used to systematically and severely violate the human rights of individuals opposed to the ruling regime by violating their freedom of opinion and expression.

Therefore, he is responsible for serious human rights violations in the Russian Federation and in the territories occupied by it, including violations of freedom of opinion and expression.

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Vitaliy Olegovich VLASOV

Виталий Олегович ВЛАСОВ

(Russian spelling)

Position(s): Investigator at the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB)

DOB: 7.5.1986

POB: Shimanovsk/Amur Oblast/Russian Federation

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Vitaliy Vlasov is an investigator at the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB). In that position, he conducted the investigations in the cases of journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko, of members of the Crimean Tatar community in Crimea, including Nariman Dzhelyalov, as well as of members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, including Aleksandr Dubovenko and Aleksandr Litvinyuk.

In that context, Vlasov has been involved in the systematic persecution campaigns targeting the Crimean Tatar community and members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses for their religious beliefs.

Therefore, he is responsible for serious human rights violations in the Russian Federation and in the territories occupied by it, including torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, arbitrary arrest and detention, and violations of freedom of opinion and expression.

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Viktor Viktorovich KRAPKO

Виктор Викторович КРАПКО

(Russian spelling)

Position(s): Judge of the “Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea”; Former Judge at the Kiev District Court of Simferopol

DOB: 22.1.1989

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Viktor Krapko is a judge at the “Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea” established by Russia’s occupying force in the illegally annexed Crimea. In that position, he took part in the politically motivated court proceedings against Vladyslav Yesypenko, a journalist, and Nariman Dzhelyalov, a Crimean Tatar.

Krapko is also responsible for authorising searches in the homes of members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2021 in Russian-occupied Crimea.

The Russian regime is using the judiciary of the country as a widespread tool in numerous serious human rights violations. The justice system is not independent and is used to systematically and severely violate the human rights of individuals opposed to the ruling regime by violating their freedom of opinion and expression.

In that context, Krapko has been involved in the systematic persecution campaigns targeting the Crimean Tatar community and members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses for their religious beliefs.

Therefore, he is responsible for serious human rights violations in the Russian Federation and the territories occupied by it, including violations of freedom of opinion and expression.

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Anastasia Ivanovna SUPRYAGA

Анастасия Ивановна СУПРЯГА

(Russian spelling)

Position(s): Prosecutor in the “Prosecutor’s Office of Crimea”

DOB: 15.3.1983

POB: Vinohradove, Saksky district, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine

Nationality: Russian

Gender: female

Anastasia Supryaga is a prosecutor of the “Prosecutor’s Office of Crimea” established by Russia’s occupying force in the illegally annexed Crimea. In that position, she took part in the politically motivated court proceedings and the prosecution of Akhtem Chiygoz, deputy Chair of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people and of members of the Crimean Tatar community, including Nariman Dzhelyalov.

In that context, Supryaga has been involved in the systematic persecution campaigns targeting the Crimean Tatar community and members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses for their religious beliefs.

Therefore, she is responsible for serious human rights violations in the Russian Federation and the territories occupied by it, including arbitrary arrests or detentions.

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