Ilya Chugaev
Ilya Chugaev, born 1990, Komi Republic. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Case of Syktyvkar resident on public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (November 29, 2024): 3 years' deprivation of liberty in a general-regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since August 16, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 14, Arkhangelsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 29, 2025.
In brief
Komi Republic · Syktyvkar · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
3 years
deprivation of liberty in a general-regime penal colony
Upheld March 25, 2025
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, from August 2023 to August 2024, he published comments in support of the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps from his personal account on a "popular video hosting site." Presumably, as a "left-wing radical activist," he also posted on VKontakte "calls for terrorist activity in the form of attempts on the lives of Russian state officials to halt their political activities."
Latest event
April 29, 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, April 29, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Komi Republic
· Persecution begins
Case of Syktyvkar resident on public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
Case of Syktyvkar resident on public justification of terrorism
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 14, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
165115, Архангельская область, Вельский район, д. Горка-Муравьёвская, Спецгородок д.1 «А», ФКУ «ИК № 14 УФСИН России по Архангельской области», Чугаев Илья Иванович, 1990 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Syktyvkar. On 16 August 2024, he was taken into custody on charges of publicly justifying terrorism due to comments expressing support for the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps. It was previously reported that he had been detained under the same article for allegedly calling for attempts on the lives of Russian statesmen. On 29 November 2024, Chugaev was sentenced to three years in a general-regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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