Aleksei Fedorov
Aleksei Fedorov, born 1972, Kemerovo Oblast. Charges: Article 222.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment or bearing of explosive substances…); Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “Aleksei Fedorov's case of incitement to hatred and possession of explosives”. Sentence (October 23, 2024): 3 years 6 months' imprisonment in an open prison, a fine of 30,000 rubles. Status: imprisoned; place of detention: Open prison colony No. 51, Irkutsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 29, 2022.
In brief
Kemerovo Oblast · Kemerovo · Bloggers · Extremism cases
Sentence
3 years 6 months
imprisonment in an open prison, a fine of 30,000 rubles
Upheld March 25, 2025
Charges
- Article 222.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment or bearing of explosive substances or explosive devices
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 9 March 2021, posted on his YouTube channel "Pokos Kuzbass. Aleksei Fedorov" the video "KUZBASS. SOCIETY OF LIARS", "acting deliberately, with the purpose of inciting hatred and enmity, as well as humiliation of the dignity of a group of persons on the basis of belonging to the social group of law enforcement officers".
Latest event
March 25, 2025 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 29, 2022
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 6 months
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
Aleksei Fedorov's case of incitement to hatred and possession of explosives
Criminal case
Aleksei Fedorov's case of incitement to hatred and possession of explosives
Write a letter
Facility: Open prison colony No. 51, Irkutsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
664019 Иркутская область, Иркутский район, п. Плишкино, ФКУ «КП № 51 ГУФСИН России по Иркутской области», Федоров Алексей Владимирович, 1972 г.р.
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Full summary
Blogger, author of the YouTube channel "Pokos Kuzbass. Aleksei Fedorov".
Since January 2020, when he started his YouTube channel, he has been repeatedly brought to administrative responsibility under various articles of the Code of Administrative Offences. He has been fined and arrested for statements made in videos on his channel. He has also been prosecuted under administrative articles for disobeying the police and violating sanitary regulations.
In May 2021, Fedorov was charged with incitement to hatred. On May 18, his house was searched. During the search, cartridges were allegedly found in the storeroom, as well as an explosive substance. Previously, on 27 October 2017, Fedorov was issued a permit to keep and carry a hunting weapon, which was cancelled on 12 March 2021. According to the investigation, it was at this point that Fedorov developed the intention to illegally possess smokeless gunpowder SUNAR.
Fedorov was placed under house arrest. In May 2022, the court chose a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions. On 24 October 2024, Fedorov was sentenced to three and a half years in an open prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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