Artem Gribuli
SentencedArticle 260.6(a) – Illegal manufacture, production, purchase, possession, transportation, or transfer of narcotic substances in especially large quantities.
Case Details
The prosecution accuses Artem Gribuli of possessing 16 grams of alpha-PVP 'for the purpose of distribution,' together with Anastasia Zinovkina. Gribuli denies the charges, stating police planted the drugs in retaliation for his active participation in pro-European protests. According to his lawyer, Gribuli was beaten in prison. In drug-related cases involving detained demonstrators, the verdicts for Russian citizens differ from those for Georgian nationals. Katsia, Abramovi, and Akhobadze were acquitted of the same charges, while Gribuli and Zinovkina, both Russian citizens, were sentenced to 8 years 6 months.
Defense Arguments
Drugs were planted by police in retaliation for protest participation.
Procedural Issues
Discriminatory sentencing: Russian citizens received 8.5-year sentences while Georgian nationals were acquitted of identical charges. Beaten in prison.
Personal Background
24-year-old, works in IT sector. Russian citizen temporarily residing in Georgia.
⚕Health Issues
Beaten in prison.