Artur Gennadyevich Karpov

Artur Gennadyevich Karpov (born May 15, 1969) is a Russian federal judge known for his tenure at the Basmanny Court of General Jurisdiction of Moscow where he served from 2007 to 2021. In the Western media he is known for the detention of Michael Calvey, a US private investor in Russian economy.

Early career Before his appointment to the Basmanny Court, Karpov worked in the military prosecutor's office. His judicial career in the Basmanny Court began with his appointment by President Vladimir Putin's Decree No. 747 on June 12, 2007. In 2010, he was reappointed for a new six-year term by President Dmitry Medvedev.

Notable cases Throughout his career, Karpov has been involved in several high-profile cases, Same year released Alexei Minyailo, the coordinator of Lyubov Sobol's headquarters, from arrest in the courtroom. 2020: Extended the arrest of former Open Government Minister Mikhail Abyzov by two months and placed Valery Maksimenko, former deputy director of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, in a detention center. In the same year of 2020 Artur Karpov sent Khabarovsk Krai Governor Sergei Furgal, accused of organizing murders, into custody. Included in Ukraine's sanctions list as a district court judge promoting war.

Discussion Far not all cases decided by Artur Karpov were "high-profile". Since 2015 until late 2020, Russian Federal Judge Artur Karpov issued more than 10500 procedural acts on various criminal proceedings, out of them more than 460 were final decisions.