Yulia Viacheslavovna SHILOVA

Yulia Shilova is a federal judge at Court district Petushinsky in Russia. She was appointed in 2022 by decree of Vladimir Putin. Yulia Shilova was the appointed judge in a politically motivated case, namely the trial concerning the three lawyers of the late Alexei Navalny: V. Kobzev, I. Sergunin and A. Liptser. Those lawyers were arrested in October 2023 while the trials against Alexei Navalny were ongoing. The court proceedings against the lawyers took place behind closed doors from September 2024 until late December 2024. The trial was characterised by arbitrary and unfair proceedings authorised by Yulia Shilova, including hearings behind closed doors, and the making of a decision by her to sentence the lawyers of the late Alexei Navalny on arbitrary grounds. Judge Yulia Shilova has arbitrarily sentenced the three lawyers of Alexei Navalny based on their alleged “extremist activities”. Yulia Shilova is therefore responsible for serious violations of the right to freedom of opinion and expression and the right to a fair trial, as well as for the repression of civil society, and for activities seriously undermining the rule of law in Russia.

Yulia Shilova est juge fédéral au tribunal du district de Petushinsky en Russie. Elle a été nommée en 2022 par un décret de Vladimir Poutine. Yulia Shilova a été désignée comme juge dans une affaire à motivation politique, à savoir le procès intenté contre les trois avocats de feu Alexei Navalny: V. Kobzev, I. Sergunin et A. Liptser. Ces avocats ont été arrêtés en octobre 2023, alors que le procès d'Alexei Navalny était toujours en cours. Les procédures engagées à l'encontre de ces avocats se sont déroulées à huis clos de septembre à fin décembre 2024. Le procès s'est caractérisé par des procédures arbitraires et inéquitables autorisées par Yulia Shilova, y compris par des auditions à huis clos, et par sa décision de condamner les avocats de feu Alexei Navalny sur la base de motifs arbitraires. Le juge Yulia Shilova a arbitrairement condamné les trois avocats d'Alexei Navalny sur la base de leurs prétendues “activités extrémistes”. Par conséquent, Yulia Shilova est responsable d'une grave violation du droit à la liberté d'opinion et d'expression et du droit à un procès équitable, ainsi que de la répression exercée contre la société civile, ainsi que d'activités portant gravement atteinte à l'état de droit en Russie.

Yulia Shilova is a federal judge at Court district Petushinsky in Russia. She was appointed in 2022 by decree of Vladimir Putin. Yulia Shilova was the appointed judge in a politically motivated case, namely the trial concerning the three lawyers of the late Alexei Navalny: V. Kobzev, I. Sergunin and A. Liptser. Those lawyers were arrested in October 2023 while the trials against Alexei Navalny were ongoing. The court proceedings against the lawyers took place behind closed doors from September 2024 until late December 2024. The trial was characterised by arbitrary and unfair proceedings authorised by Yulia Shilova, including hearings behind closed doors, and the making of a decision by her to sentence the lawyers of the late Alexei Navalny on arbitrary grounds. Judge Yulia Shilova has arbitrarily sentenced the three lawyers of Alexei Navalny based on their alleged “extremist activities”.