Незаконные приобретение, хранение, перевозка, изготовление, переработка наркотических средств, психотропных веществ или их аналогов, а также незаконные приобретение, хранение, перевозка растений, содержащих наркотические средства или психотропные вещества, либо их частей, содержащих наркотические средства или психотропные вещества
Primary and additional offence
year
If a person is tried only for one crime, the offence in such a criminal case is called “simple”, if a person is tried for several crimes at once, it is called “qualified”. The gravest of the offences charged is the primary offence, the rest are additional offences (sometimes an additional offence is also called an additional qualification).
103282
number of persons whose cases have gone through the court
100897
persons convicted for primary offence
11164
persons convicted for additional offence
33
persons acquitted for primary offence
2348
persons whose cases for primary offence were terminated
130967
total number of cases where this article was used
In 2016, 100897 people were convicted on main offence under this article. 35796 (35.5%) were sentenced to suspended imprisonment, another 43189 (42.8%) got prison sentences. 33 persons were acquitted. Cases involving 2348 persons were terminated (2.3% court cases), 1791 cases were closed on non-exculpatory grounds.
11164 persons were convicted on additional offense. Court decided to terminate the case for 368 persons on this case by this article on additional offense. 645 people were acquitted of additional offense.
Outcomes of the cases pertaining to Article 228 that made it to the court (primary offence)
primary offence
additional offence (by the number of persons)
add. qualification (by the number of crimes)
