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The Case of Svetlana Davydova

The case of Svetlana Davydova is a criminal process that took place in January - March 2015 in connection with the accusation of a large mother, resident of Vyazma, Svetlana Vladimirovna Davydova of high treason in favor of Ukraine . Davydova was the first of the accused in accordance with the new provisions of Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation adopted in 2012, according to which the provision of any assistance to foreign states or organizations, or their representatives in carrying out activities against the security of the Russian state, is considered treason [ 2] [3] . Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provides for imprisonment of 12 to 20 years with possible confiscation of property. The Davydova case was the first known case of espionage charges in favor of Ukraine since the outbreak of armed conflict in eastern Ukraine [4] . March 13, 2015 it became known that the criminal case Davydova terminated for lack of corpus delicti [5] .

The Case of Svetlana Davydova
Date of BirthDecember 11, 1978 ( 1978-12-11 ) (aged 40)
Place of BirthVyazma
Citizenship Russia
Workseamstress [1] , manager , housewife
Crime
Period of commissionApril 2014
Region of CommissionVyazma, Smolensk region
Motivecivic patriotism
Accused ofhigh treason
Statusaccused

Content

  • 1 circumstances of the case
  • 2 Identity of the accused
    • 2.1 Brief biography
    • 2.2 Family
    • 2.3 Community Activities
  • 3 Criminal proceedings
    • 3.1 Arrest and detention
    • 3.2 Public reaction to the arrest of S. Davydova
    • 3.3 Release from termination and dismissal
  • 4 Media coverage
  • 5 See also
  • 6 notes
  • 7 References

Circumstances of the case

According to investigators, in April 2014 Svetlana Davydova noticed that the military unit No. 48886 of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia , located in the vicinity of her house, the 82nd separate GRU radio engineering brigade, was empty. Later, during a trip on a shuttle bus, Davydova heard a conversation between a soldier of this unit saying that he and his colleagues would be “transported to small groups in Moscow, always in plain clothes, and from there on a business trip” [6] .

Davydova, who was closely following the conflict in Ukraine , realized that servicemen were leaving for Donetsk and reported this to the Ukrainian Embassy by telephone [7] . According to the testimony of her husband, Davydova, “she even wrote a note to herself about all this, she was now filed with the case. Sveta called the Ukrainians and said that she has such data and wants to prevent possible victims ” [6] .

From the neighbors Davydova about her act became known to the FSB [8] .

On the merits of the charge, the press received the following information from the lawyer Andrei Stebenev [9] :

 According to the conclusion of the commission of specialists of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the information provided by Davydova is reliable and represents state secrets with a degree of secrecy "secret", the information provided to the Ukrainian authorities could be used against the security of the Russian Federation, in particular, jeopardizing the effectiveness of the measures to strengthen the state border with Ukraine. 

The identity of the accused

Short Biography

Svetlana Vladimirovna Davydova was born on December 11, 1978 in the city of Vyazma, Smolensk region in the family of a school principal and teacher. S. Davydova has a higher economic education, she graduated from the school with a degree in seamstress, industrial-pedagogical technical school and the Institute of Textile and Light Industry of Moscow State University of Technology and Management [1] . She does not have a military education, and never has had any access to state secret [10] . She worked as a seamstress, a foreman, then until 2010 as a manager, and then she left work and took up children [11] [12] .

Family

Married to Anatoly Gorlov, he has seven children, three of whom are foster children, from their husband’s first marriage (the first wife of her husband was Svetlana Natalya’s sister). Two older children are disabled [13] . At the time of the arrest, their common eldest daughter was 9 years old, and the youngest, two-month-old Cassandra, was breast-fed [11] [12] [14] .

Community Activities

She was the secretary of the primary organization of the Communist Party [13] . Repeatedly appealed with a request for resolving city issues to various authorities, often went to opposition rallies. She was a candidate from the Communist Party in the city council of Vyazma, but was not elected [15] . Unsuccessfully tried to organize a strike at the factory in which she worked [16] .

Criminal process

Arrest and Detention

On January 21, 2015, 8 months after the alleged crime event, Davydova was arrested by the FSB task force. At 8.30 in the morning, Svetlana Davydova, the investigator for particularly important cases of the 1st Division of the Investigation Department of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Colonel of Justice Mikhail Svinolup, accompanied by people in black camouflage, came home. Those who entered charged her and took her away. Then the house was ransacked and a computer, laptop and notebooks were seized. Svetlana was taken to Smolensk , and from there to Moscow. On January 22, the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow elected a preventive measure in the form of detention with remand in a pre-trial detention center. In a 2-month arrest order, the judge indicated that the accused could “hide and influence witnesses" [17] . The court hearings were held behind closed doors, since some of the materials in the case are classified. Svetlana was placed in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center . Her lawyer, Andrei Stebenev, was provided free of charge. [18] [19] On January 30, Svetlana Davydova told the press that she “confessed everything” [12] .

S. Davydova and her relatives were dissatisfied with the work of lawyer Andrei Stebenev. In particular, he did not appeal in time to the arrest of Davydova [20] , explaining to the press that “it is not necessary to appeal against her arrest, since all these meetings and hype in the press are an extra psychological trauma for her children.” On February 1, Davidova changed the defender [21] to a college of defenders, which included Ivan Pavlov and Sergey Badamshin [22] . Pavlov has experience in high treason cases - he defended journalist Grigory Pasko, convicted of spying for Japan, [23] . New lawyers immediately appealed the decision to arrest Svetlana [24] .

On February 2, S. Davydova refused all the testimonies she had given earlier [25] . She explained that she had testified under pressure, because “she was brought in handcuffs in a pre-trial detention center, and Mr. Stebenev, taking advantage of her confusion, offered to plead guilty, thereby reducing the possible term of Article 275 from 20 to 12 years” [26 ] .

Public reaction to the arrest of S. Davydova

The arrest of Davydova caused a flurry of criticism on social networks . The statements of the lawyer Andrei Stebenev, who said in an interview with Radio Moscow Says, that he finds the charges against his ward not unfounded, were also outraged. Bloggers accused the lawyer of unprofessionalism and offered to revoke the license [27] (which was subsequently done [28] ).

A number of government and public figures sent appeals in order to alleviate the situation of Svetlana Davydova. In particular:

  • State Duma deputy Dmitry Gudkov sent inquiries to the FSB and the Prosecutor General’s Office in connection with the arrest of S. Davydova [3] .
  • The Council under the President of the Russian Federation on the development of civil society and human rights sent a request to the General Prosecutor's Office with a request “to conduct an investigation into the fact of instituting criminal proceedings against S. Davydova and choosing a preventive measure in the form of arrest” [29] .
  • The leader of the Yabloko party, Sergei Mitrokhin, sent an appeal addressed to the director of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov , asking him to publish information on the progress of the criminal investigation against Svetlana Davydova and instruct the investigator to change the measure of restraint to a milder one [30] .
  • The Presidential Plenipotentiary for Children's Rights, Pavel Astakhov, said he considered it possible to petition for the release of Svetlana Davydova from custody [31] .
  • The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Ella Pamfilova sent official appeals to the Director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Alexander Bortnikov and the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yuri Chaika with a request to consider changing the preventive measure for Svetlana Davydova [32] .
  • A number of journalists and public figures opened on January 31, 2015, with the help of Novaya Gazeta , the collection of signatures under an appeal to Russian President Putin asking them to change Svetlana Davydova’s preventive measure [33] . In addition, the collection of signatures for a petition with the same text was opened on change.org [34] . Already in the first day the petition collected a total of almost 25 thousand signatures [35] . On February 3, the collected signatures were handed over to the presidential administration. By this time, their number has reached 40 thousand. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed receipt of the appeal and added that it would be considered in accordance with the procedure for considering appeals [36] . The spokeswoman called the situation with S. Davydova “unconditionally resonant” [25] .

Release from Arrest and Termination

On the evening of February 3, it became known that the investigator Mikhail Svinolup, conducting the case of Svetlana Davydova, suddenly decided to change the measure of restraint, and Svetlana was released from jail on recognizance not to leave. Her lawyers did not rule out that this was done under public pressure [37] [38] . Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko welcomed the release of Svetlana Davydova. However, she urged not to compare the case of Davydova with the cases of the 30s [39] .

On February 16, the Moscow City Court recognized the illegality of the earlier decision of the Lefortovo court regarding S. Davydova on choosing that preventive measure in the form of arrest. The Moscow City Court, repealing the decision of a lower court, assessed the procedural aspects of the consideration of the case, not assessing the legality of the choice of a preventive measure as such. The decision of the Lefortovo court was canceled not because of the unlawful election of a preventive measure, but because of violations of the production procedure [40] . Thus, S. Davydova continued to be on his own recognizance [41] .

On March 13, Davydova’s lawyers reported that the criminal case against her was dismissed by the investigator due to the lack of corpus delicti. All charges were dropped from Davydova and the right to rehabilitation was granted [5] [42] . The alleged reason for the dismissal is called the results of the examination, which was held at the request of the FSB investigative department. Experts concluded that Svetlana Davydova did not pass secret information to the Ukrainian Embassy [43] [44] .. At a press conference held after the closure of the case, Svetlana Davydova thanked all the citizens of Russia who expressed support for her. Davydova also stated that she would not demand monetary compensation for placement in a pre-trial detention center. According to her, “this would be wrong from the standpoint of the fact that taxpayers are not guilty of the fact that the state initiated this case. It will be better if this money goes to some kind of social programs ” [45] .

Media Lighting

The case of Svetlana Davydova is covered in detail by the Vedomosti and Kommersant newspapers, as well as by many other Russian media. The arrest of Svetlana Davydova was also reported by many foreign media. In particular, the Euronews channel [46] conveyed a statement by lawyers and human rights activists that Davydova’s act could not be considered treason, since her assumptions contradict the official position of the Ministry of Defense, which stated that the Russian military did not fight in Ukraine.

In addition to purely news information, many media outlets published analytical materials prepared by various publicists in connection with the Davydova case. Using the example of the Davydova case, the authors of these materials draw various conclusions about the state of the modern Russian state and its relationship with a single person. In particular:

  • Maxim Ivanov noted that the case of S. Davydova is not the first time that State Duma deputies who are “used to working on orders” give up the solution to resonant problems to President Putin [47] .
  • Konstantin Eggert regarded the liberation of Svetlana Davydova as “a small step from the abyss where Russian society, as it seems to me, is slipping” [48] .
  • Maria Eismont concluded that fast publicizing is the only way civil society in modern Russia to assert its rights [49] .
  • Eugene Bai found the Davydova case one of the confirmations that when a crisis occurs in a “vertical state”, all its links begin to fail, causing chaos [50] .
  • An expert of the Russian human rights public political movement For Human Rights , E. Ikhlov, was convinced that with her act, Davydova exercised “the right of the nation to stop the crime of the government” and drew an analogy between the political process of Davydova and the case of the radical German pacifist, Karl Nobel Peace Prize winner 1935 Osetskii background [51] .
  • Professor of the Institute of Philosophy of St. Petersburg State University I. B. Mikirtumov drew parallels between the act of Davydova and the activities of other Russians, who were also once oppositionists - from V.I. Lenin to Leo Tolstoy . His article notes: “In the absolute sense, heroism and betrayal can exist only in connection with absolute values: man and humanity, good and evil, justice, truth. ... When an honest person tries to take a position based on absolute values, his clash with the state is inevitable ” [52] .

See also

  • Military unit 48886 (Vyazma) on Wikimapia
  • Cases of scientists
  • High Treason Criminal Cases in Russia (2015)

Notes

  1. ↑ 1 2 D. Turovsky. “The country is sick if they look for spies among cooks and mothers.” How does the family of Svetlana Davydova live, who are accused of treason (Rus.) . Meduza (January 30, 2015). Date of treatment February 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Lawyer Ivan Pavlov: “They chose the weakest link - a large nursing mother” (Russian) . Open Russia (January 31, 2015). Date of treatment January 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ 1 2 It has come to treason (Russian) . Newspaper.Ru (January 29, 2015). Date of treatment January 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ First Ukrainian spy (Russian) . Sheets . Date of treatment January 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ 1 2 The lawyer announced the termination of the case of Davydova, accused of treason, (Russian) . Interfax (March 13, 2015). Date of treatment March 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ 1 2 A resident of the Smolensk region is accused of treason in favor of Ukraine. The newspaper Kommersant , 01/29/2015.
  7. ↑ Phones of the Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow tapped - human rights activist
  8. ↑ Everyone has vigilant neighbors (Russian) . Radio Liberty (February 5, 2015). Date of treatment February 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ Appealed against the arrest of Svetlana Davydova, accused of treason, (Russian) . Kommersant (January 31, 2015). Date of treatment February 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ Housewife in the first circle (Russian) . Radio Liberty (January 30, 2015). Date of treatment February 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ 1 2 Svetlana Davydova’s husband explained why she raised his children from her sister
  12. ↑ 1 2 3 Svetlana Davydova, accused of treason: “I confessed everything”
  13. ↑ 1 2 N. Zotova. “Someone imagines herself to be Anna Karenina. Svetlana could also imagine herself as someone. ” Natalia Zotova spoke with Anatoly Gorlov, the husband of Svetlana Davydova, arrested on charges of treason (Rus.) . Colta.ru (February 3, 2015). Date of treatment February 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ A resident of the Smolensk region is accused of treason in favor of Ukraine
  15. ↑ Media: A mother with many children, arrested for treason, was considering applying for asylum in Ukraine.
  16. ↑ Why compatriots Svetlana Davydova, accused of treason, did not intercede for her
  17. ↑ George Peremitin. Accused of treason, a Russian woman gave a confession (rus.) . RBC (January 31, 2015). Date of treatment January 31, 2015.
  18. ↑ “The court rather quickly decided to arrest a resident of Smolensk accused of treason” (Russian) . Kommersant (January 29, 2015). Date of treatment February 3, 2015.
  19. ↑ Even a cook can change the state (Russian) . Kommersant (January 30, 2015). Date of treatment February 3, 2015.
  20. ↑ Lawyer of a resident of Smolensk region accused of treason will not appeal against her arrest
  21. ↑ Former lawyer accused of treason confirmed change of defense
  22. ↑ Defense of mother of large family accused of high treason appealed her arrest
  23. ↑ Mother of large children accused of high treason appealed the arrest
  24. ↑ Accused of high treason appealed her arrest (Russian) . Kommersant (February 2, 2015). Date of treatment February 3, 2015.
  25. ↑ 1 2 Svetlana Davydova, accused of treason, refused to testify (Russian) . Newspaper.Ru (February 2, 2015). Date of treatment February 3, 2015.
  26. ↑ In the case of treason, the testimony changed (Russian) . Kommersant (February 3, 2015). Date of treatment February 3, 2015.
  27. ↑ A mother of seven children arrested on suspicion of treason has reported that she herself “confessed everything”
  28. ↑ The lawyer of Davydova, accused of high treason, was deprived of her advocate status (Russian) . Interfax (April 15, 2015). Date of appeal April 15, 2015.
  29. ↑ The Council asked the Prosecutor General to conduct an audit in a criminal case of high treason against Svetlana Davydova - HRC
  30. ↑ http://www.yabloko.ru/files/press/fsb-davidov.pdf
  31. ↑ Astakhov considers it possible to petition for the release of Davydova (Russian) . RIA Novosti (January 31, 2015). Date of treatment January 31, 2015.
  32. ↑ Pamfilova asks to mitigate the preventive measure for Davydova (Russian) . RIA Novosti (February 2, 2015). Date of treatment February 2, 2015.
  33. ↑ On changing the measure of restraint for a resident of the city of Vyazma, Smolensk region, mother of seven children Svetlana Davydova (Russian) . New newspaper (January 31, 2015). Date of treatment January 31, 2015.
  34. ↑ Petition · We demand the release of Svetlana Davydova - a resident of the Smolensk region, mother of seven children · Change.org
  35. ↑ Almost 25 thousand people signed a petition in defense of the mother of many children, Svetlana Davydova, accused of treason (Russian) . Echo of Moscow (February 1, 2015). Date of treatment February 1, 2015.
  36. ↑ An appeal in defense of Svetlana Davydova, accused of treason, was received by the presidential administration (Russian) . Kommersant (February 3, 2015). Date of treatment February 3, 2015.
  37. ↑ Svetlana Davydova, accused of treason, was released from a pre-trial detention center (Russian) . Kommersant (February 3, 2015). Date of treatment February 3, 2015.
  38. ↑ Moscow pre-trial detention center does not believe (Russian) . Kommersant (February 4, 2015). Date of treatment February 4, 2015.
  39. ↑ Press service of the Moscow City Court. The Moscow City Court held a hearing to consider the appeal against the detention of Svetlana Davydova. (Russian) (html). Moscow City Court (February 16, 2015). Date of appeal October 26, 2015.
  40. ↑ Matvienko called on “to reduce emotions” in connection with the Davydova case (Russian) . RIA Novosti (February 4, 2015). Date of treatment February 5, 2015.
  41. ↑ The arrest of Svetlana Davydova, accused of treason, was recognized unlawful (Russian) . Kommersant (February 16, 2015). Date of treatment February 16, 2015.
  42. ↑ "Sanity in the case of Svetlana Davydova prevailed" (Russian) . Kommersant (March 13, 2015). Date of treatment March 13, 2015.
  43. ↑ The examination did not find anything secret in the Svetlana Davydova case (Russian) . Kommersant (March 13, 2015). Date of treatment March 13, 2015.
  44. ↑ In the case of Davydova’s examination, no state secrets were found (Russian) . Kommersant (March 13, 2015). Date of treatment March 13, 2015.
  45. ↑ Davydova will not demand compensation from the state (Russian) . Rosbalt (March 13, 2015). Date of treatment March 13, 2015.
  46. ↑ Russia: mother of many children is accused of treason
  47. ↑ Maxim Ivanov. A resonance that is easy to miss (rus.) . Kommersant (February 3, 2015). Date of treatment February 6, 2015.
  48. ↑ Konstantin Eggert. We are poisoned by suspicion and resentment of the outside world (Russian) . Kommersant (February 4, 2015). Date of treatment February 6, 2015.
  49. ↑ Maria Eismont. What does local victory mean in the case of Svetlana Davydova (Russian) . Vedomosti (February 5, 2015). Date of treatment February 6, 2015.
  50. ↑ Eugene Bai. How Putin freed ... a spy (Rus.) . Haqqin.az - information-analytical and monitoring portal (February 7, 2015). Date of treatment February 7, 2015.
  51. ↑ Evgeny Ikhlov. An example of a feat (Russian) . Radio Liberty (February 2, 2015). Date of treatment February 2, 2015.
  52. ↑ Ivan Mikirtumov. Traitors and heroes - from Leo Tolstoy to Svetlana Davydova (Russian) . Vedomosti (February 9, 2015). Date of treatment February 11, 2015.

Links

  • W / H 48886 (Vyazma) on Wikimapia
  • "The court fairly quickly decided to arrest a resident of Smolensk accused of treason." The newspaper Kommersant , 01/29/2015.
  • Sergey Lyutykh. The case of Davydova: the game of patriots (neopr.) . Tape.Ru (February 8, 2015). Date of treatment February 8, 2015.
  • Zoya Svetova . Svetlana Davydova: “If I knew what was waiting for me, I would still call the embassy” (neopr.) . Open Russia (March 13, 2015). Date of treatment March 16, 2015.
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Svetlana_Davydova_ business&oldid = 97175607


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