Murder of Yuriy Chervochkin

Yuriy Chervochkin
Born Юрий Червочкин
(1984-12-31)31 December 1984
Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, USSR
Died 10 December 2007(2007-12-10) (aged 22)
Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Cause of death beating
Nationality Russian
Ethnicity Russian
Occupation student
Known for Victim of a murder
Political party National Bolshevik Party
Parent(s) Nadezhda Chervochkina (mother)

Yuriy Mikhailovich Chervochkin (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Червочкин; 31 December 1984 – 10 December 2007) was a Russian opposition activist. He was murdered at the age of 23. His case shook Russian opposition because he was attacked two days before Dissenters' March and some observers remained convinced that perpetrators of the crime were members of Russian Militsiya.

Oppositional activities

In 2006 Chervochkin founded a branch of the National Bolshevik Party in Serpukhov. On 2 October 2006 Chervochkin had been part of a group of 50 national-bolsheviks detained while trying to pass the State Duma in Moscow.[1] On 11 March 2007 Chervochkin had participated in direct action in a polling station in Odintsovo to protest against election rigging. Chervochkin was arrested during the action and was placed under arrest for a month.[2][3] On 11 June 2007 he was beaten by the militsiya and arrested for 5 days.[4][5] Chevochkin was repeatedly detained during the Dissenters' Marches.

Murder

22 November 2007 Chervochkin called a journalist hours before his attack and claimed he was being chased by the militsiya (UBOP), at what it is the people known to it earlier repeatedly detaining and interrogating it.[6][7][8] According to some information, he reported about the same of his bride (the leader of National Bolsheviks of Tula Anna Ploskonosova), having thus called among persecutors of the officer of militia of Alexey Okopny, known for it.[9] In the evening he was beaten on the head with a baseball bat.[10] Diagnosis explained an open brain injury and a fracture of the skull base. Chervochkin fell into coma. On 11 December 2007 Yuri Chervochkin died in hospital.[11]

Investigation

The perpetrators of the crime have never been found. Two investigations, carried out by the local prosecutor’s office, stalled and finally ended, due to lack of evidence.[12][13][14][15][16]

Reactions

In funeral participated Garry Kasparov and Eduard Limonov.[17][18][19]

On 19 December 2007 Belarusians activists picketed Russian Embassy in memory of Yuriy Chervochkin.[20] On 17 January 2008 Russian opposition groups: Oborona, NBP, RNDS, AKM protested in Moscow against murder of Yuriy Chervochkin.[21][22]

Opposition and Chervochkin's family version

Chervochkin's family, friends and political comrades remained convinced that Chervochkin was the victim of Russian Militsiya.[23][24][25][26] Some of observers believed that the attack may have been motivated by his political activism.[27][28] Direct responsible for murder they call Department of fight against extremism of Office of fight against organized crime (UBOP) of the Moscow region and personally the chief of this department Alexey Okopny. According to them, Okopny repeatedly detained also interrogated Chervochkin; also shortly before murder Chervochkin reported that Okopny by phone threatened to break to it the head.[29][29][30][30][31][31]

On 18 October 2012 Okopny brought an action against one of party leaders «Other Russia» (the former National Bolshevik Party) Sergei Aksenov and civil activist Pavel Shechtman, demanding a denial of statements about his participation in murder.[9] December 6, 2012 the court sentenced Aksenov and Schechtman to a fine (in 40 and 50 thousand roubles), but did not require them to publish a refutation of charges[32][33] A few days later, Pavel Shechtman published the article "The Story of a Murder", in which Okopny newly is accused of involvement in the murder, based this time on the materials of the judicial process.[34]

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References

  1. ↑ Нацболы снова попытались попасть в здание Госдумы, но были задержаны милицией
  2. ↑ Арестованы три лимоновца
  3. ↑ Нацболы атаковали избирательные участки в нескольких регионах России
  4. ↑ Провокация против лидера отделения «Другой России» в Серпухове
  5. ↑ Серпухов: суд взял время на раздумье
  6. ↑ Умер жестоко избитый активист "Другой России" Юра Червочкин
  7. ↑ Следственное управление решило возобновить дело о смерти Червочкина, но мать нацбола такого постановления не получала
  8. ↑ Алексей Сочнев.Нет рычагов
  9. 1 2 Окопный подал в суд на Аксенова и Шехтмана
  10. ↑ В подмосковном Серпухове был избит нацбол Юрий Червочкин
  11. ↑ Избитый в Подмосковье нацбол скончался
  12. ↑ Мать Червочкина приковалась наручниками к зданию СКП
  13. ↑ Дело об убийстве Юрия Червочкина закрыто
  14. ↑ Следствие по неосторожности кончилось
  15. ↑ УБОП в окопах - Кто тормозит расследование убийства Юрия Червочкина
  16. ↑ Мать Червочкина приковалась наручниками к зданию СКП
  17. ↑ В Серпухове хоронят убитого активиста «Другой России»
  18. ↑ Похороны Юрия Червочкина
  19. ↑ Нацбола похоронили под охраной
  20. ↑ Belarusians Picketed Russian Embassy
  21. ↑ "Другая Россия" провела митинг в память о Юрии Червочкине
  22. ↑ Пикет памяти Юрия Червочкина
  23. ↑ В НБП обвиняют УБОП в смерти своего товарища
  24. ↑ Убийц Юры Червочкина к ответу!
  25. ↑ Умер избитый УБОПовцами Юрий Червочкин
  26. ↑ Разворот утренний: Смерть Юрия Червочкина
  27. ↑ "Ведомости" назвали нацбола Червочкина одной из "персон года"
  28. ↑ За что чуть не убили Юрия Червочкина
  29. 1 2 Сотрудник Центра «Э» Окопный взял в плен сына активиста «Другой России»
  30. 1 2 Сергей Аксенов. Алексей Окопный
  31. 1 2 База данных лиц, подлежащих люстрации
  32. ↑ Суд частично удовлетворил иск Окопного к Аксенову и Шехтману//Грани.ру, 06.12.2012
  33. ↑ Сотрудник Центра «Э» засудил оппозиционеров, «Lenta.ru», 06.11.2012.
  34. ↑ Павел Шехтман. История одного убийства.

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