Andrey Etkeev
- Criminal Code
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-11-27
- Region
- Kirov Oblast
- City
- Urzhum
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 17 УФСИН России по Кировской области»
- Address for letters
- 612740, ул. Трудовых резервов д. 125, Кировская область, г. Омутнинск, ФКУ «ИК № 17 УФСИН России по Кировской области», Эткеев Андрей Васильевич, 1968 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 21 December 2023
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Case summary
Resident of Urzhum (Kirov region). Initially, it was reported that a case of spreading "fakes" by a group of persons was initiated, but later it became known that it was a case of spreading "fakes" with the motive of political hatred (item "e" part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). Etkeev was placed under house arrest. On 27 November 2023, he was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
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