Alexandr Dovydenkov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 1 year
- Region
- Samara Oblast
- City
- Tolyatti
Case summary
On 14 February 2019, criminal proceedings were brought against Dovydenkov on charges of publicly justifying terrorism. The case stemmed from a statement he made about Mikhail Zhlobitsky, who had carried out a suicide bombing at an FSB building in the Arkhangelsk Region.
On 28 March, Dovydenkov was summoned for questioning and placed under house arrest the following day. He was subsequently sentenced to one year in a general-regime penal colony and was released in 2020.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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