Arkady Babchenko, a journalist designated as a foreign agent in… (иноагент · бабченко · журналист)
Arkady Babchenko, a journalist designated as a foreign agent in Russia, was sentenced in absentia by a Moscow court to 1.5 years in prison for evading obligations as a foreign agent. The court also banned him from administering websites for two years.
Consensus
- Arkady Babchenko was sentenced in absentia by the world judge of judicial district No. 412 Otradnoye District, Moscow.
- The sentence was 1.5 years of imprisonment for violating Article 330.1, part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code related to evasion of duties as a foreign agent.
- Babchenko was also deprived of the right to administer websites for two years.
- The case was initiated in late May of the year mentioned (2026).
- Babchenko had been previously fined twice within one year for failing to mark his publications as those of a foreign agent.
- Babchenko is currently outside Russia and has not appeared in court.
Points of divergence
- The case was initiated at the end of May this year, with no mention of specific date or year beyond 'this year'. — vm
- The criminal case against Babchenko was opened on 28 June, and it mentions that Rosfinmonitoring included him in the list of terrorists and extremists on 9 July 2020, while the Ministry of Justice added him to the foreign agents register on 7 April 2023. — vedomosti
- Babchenko left Russia in 2017 due to threats and later participated in a staged assassination in 2018. He moved to Ukraine, where he claimed that the SBU opened a case against him for criticizing President Zelensky in 2019. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs placed him under search in 2023. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- Military correspondent Babenko sentenced in absentia for failing to fulfill foreign agent obligations: what sentence was given? — Вечерняя Москва
- Journalist Arkady Babchenko sentenced to 1.5 years in prison in absentia — Ведомости
- Journalist-Babchenko, designated as a foreign agent, sentenced to one year and six months in prison — Коммерсантъ