Sergei Bezrukov
Sergei Bezrukov, born 1987, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Sergei Bezrukov's case”. Sentence (February 15, 2024): 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, prohibition to administer websites for 4 years. Status: imprisoned; place of detention: Penal colony No. 3, Tambov Oblast.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Engineers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, prohibition to administer websites for 4 years
Upheld August 1, 2024
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he created a Twitter account under his own name, through which he urged Russian soldiers to surrender and described their deaths as "social cleansing." In each tweet, he reportedly provided a bank card number and a cryptocurrency wallet address; all funds collected were allegedly used for "food" (his euphemism for supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine).
Latest event
December 16, 2024 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Persecution begins
Sergei Bezrukov's case
Criminal case
Sergei Bezrukov's case
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Facility: Penal colony No. 3, Tambov Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
393265, Тамбовская область, Рассказовский район, п. Зеленый, ул. Центральная, д.6, ФКУ «ИК № 3 УФСИН России по Тамбовской области», Безруков Сергей Сергеевич, 1987 г.р.
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Full summary
An aircraft engineer who investigated the activities of fraudulent brokers. On 13 December 2022, he was detained on charges of public justification of terrorism due to appeals to Russian soldiers to surrender, calls to donate money to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), and harsh remarks about Ramzan Kadyrov. On 15 December, he was remanded in custody. According to Bezrukov’s associates, the criminal case is a retaliation for his conflict with law enforcement agencies, whom he pressured to prosecute fraudulent firms. His associates believe the case is based on fake accounts falsely attributed to Bezrukov. During a search of his apartment, a package containing an unknown powder was allegedly found in a baby stroller. On 15 February 2024, Bezrukov was sentenced to six years in a general regime penal colony.
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