Eduard Cherevan
Eduard Cherevan, born 1996, Rostov Oblast. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Eduard Cherevan's case of involvement in "Azov"”. Sentence (December 4, 2024): 14 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 12, 2025.
In brief
Rostov Oblast · Rostov-on-Don · Students · Terrorism cases
Sentence
14 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, "while on the territory of Ukraine, he joined a structural unit of the banned terrorist organization Azov, after which he took part in the "March of Nations" held by Ukrainian nationalists on 14 October 2016 in Kiev". After the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized "the Ukrainian paramilitary nationalist association Azov (other names used: Azov battalion, Azov regiment)" as a terrorist organization on 2 August 2022 (entered into force on 10.09.2022), he "continued" his participation in the activities of this organization, "conducted information and propaganda work among the residents of Rostov-on-Don aimed at attracting new individuals to the activities of this organization until his detention in January 2023".
Latest event
March 12, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 12, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Eduard Cherevan's case of involvement in "Azov"
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №5 (SIZO-5) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Oblast
Criminal case
Eduard Cherevan's case of involvement in "Azov"
- Case number
- 1-52/2024 (1-223/2023;)
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Full summary
A resident of Rostov-on-Don, a goalkeeper for the Lokomotiv football team. In January 2023, he was detained and then taken into custody in a case of participating in a terrorist organization: according to the investigation, he joined Azov in 2016, and since autumn 2022 he had been inciting Rostov residents to join it. Cherevan denies the charge. On 4 December 2024, Cherevan was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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