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).
90762
number of persons whose cases have gone through the court
88420
persons convicted for primary offence
9186
persons convicted for additional offence
27
persons acquitted for primary offence
2315
persons whose cases for primary offence were terminated
118325
total number of cases where this article was used
In 2018, 88420 people were convicted on main offence under this article. 30153 (34.1%) were sentenced to suspended imprisonment, another 36528 (41.3%) got prison sentences. 27 persons were acquitted. Cases involving 2315 persons were terminated (2.6% court cases), 1781 cases were closed on non-exculpatory grounds.
9186 persons were convicted on additional offense. Court decided to terminate the case for 226 persons on this case by this article on additional offense. 332 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)
