Dmitrii Chuvilin
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 226 part 4 item a applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime), Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2025-12-16
- Region
- Bashkortostan
- City
- Ufa
- Address for letters
- 623850, Свердловская обл., г. Ирбит, ул. Кирова, д.29а, ФКУ СИЗО-2 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области, Чувилин Дмитрий Александрович, 1984 г.р.
Case summary
A former member of the Kurultai (legislative assembly) of Bashkortostan, he voted against constitutional amendments in 2020.
On 24 March 2022, a search was conducted at his home and he was placed in custody. Chuvilin was accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist community, preparing for seizure of power and attempting to steal or extort weapons.
Later he spoke of threats from the FSB, reported on the use of violence against him and other defendants in the case during transportation to the court, as well as that investigators had put pressure on him in the pre-trial detention centre, forcing him to speed up his study of the case files.
According to Mediazona, testimony against the circle's participants was given by Sergei Sapozhnikov, who also took part in the work of the circle and is listed as a witness in the case. According to him, the circle was preparing to seize power.
On 16 December 2025, Chuvilin was sentenced to a 20-year term in a strict regime penal colony
Others charged under Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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