Investigation

Decision to open a criminal case, 23.09.2021

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CaseCriminal defamation case (Moscow) — Уголовное дело · 2021–2024
Date
Document typeProcedural order
InstanceInvestigation
Pages1
SourceМатериалы дела
Added08.10.2026

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Decision to open a criminal case, 23.09.2021 — Page 1

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Decision to open a criminal case and to take it up for investigation, 23 September 2021

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[Top right: Criminal case [скрыто]]

DECISION to open a criminal case and to take it up for investigation

Moscow — "23" September 2021, "" hours "" minutes

The Head of the Inquiry Unit of the Internal Affairs Department of Russia for the Khamovniki District of Moscow, police major [скрыто] [скрыто] [скрыто], having examined inquiry material [скрыто] of 24 August 2021 in respect of an unidentified person, —

[скрыто] [скрыто]:

At an unidentified time, but no later than 27.12.2020, an unidentified person, being in an unidentified place and using unidentified technical means, disseminated on the "Facebook" social network, on the page under the name "[скрыто] Artsinovich", a publicly displayed article containing knowingly false information which defames the honour and dignity and also undermines the reputation of citizen Yu. [скрыто] [скрыто], who first discovered it on 27.12.2020 in a place not precisely established by the inquiry, in connection with which citizen Yu. [скрыто] [скрыто] applied to the Internal Affairs Department of Russia for the Khamovniki District of Moscow at the address: Moscow, [скрыто].

Taking into account that there are sufficient data indicating the elements of an offence under Article 128.1(2) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, guided by Articles 140, 146 (147) and Article 156(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation,

[скрыто] [скрыто]:

  1. To open a criminal case in respect of an unidentified person on the basis of the elements of the offence under Article 128.1(2) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
  2. To take the criminal case up for his own investigation and to commence the investigation.
  3. To send a copy of this decision to the Khamovniki Inter-District Prosecutor of Moscow.
  4. To notify the interested persons of the decision taken.

Head of the Inquiry Unit of the Internal Affairs Department of Russia for the Khamovniki District of Moscow, police major — [скрыто] [скрыто] [скрыто] [signature]

A copy of this decision was sent to the Khamovniki Inter-District Prosecutor of Moscow on "23" September 2021 at "" hours "" minutes.

The decision taken was communicated to the complainant and to the person in respect of whom the criminal case was opened.

Head of the Inquiry Unit of the Internal Affairs Department of Russia for the Khamovniki District of Moscow, police major — [скрыто] [скрыто] [скрыто] [signature]

[Translator's note: the WhatsApp correspondence of 12 September 2026 records the lawyers' recommendation that, before this decision is circulated to media platforms, the name and signature of officer [скрыто] be blanked out.]