Maxim Efimov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Region
- Karelia
- City
- Petrozavodsk
Case summary
the flat was searched and a computer was seized; the investigation requested to place Efimov in a hospital for a forensic psychological and psychiatric examination (Efimov was brought to court under escort to resolve this issue); The Petrozavodsk City Court made a decision to this effect, but the Supreme Court of Karelia declared it illegal; Efimov went to Estonia, where he received political refugee status and then was put on the federal wanted list in Russia.
Others charged under Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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