Anton Galeta
Anton Galeta, born 1982, Perm Krai. Charges: Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for a terrorist attack); Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)); “Anton Galeta's treason case”. Sentence (March 22, 2024): 12 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since December 2, 2024; place of detention: Prison, Chelyabinsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, June 27, 2025.
In brief
Perm Krai · Perm · Officials · Terrorism cases
Sentence
12 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld December 2, 2024
Charges
- Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for a terrorist attack
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in September-October 2022, he "cooperated with representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" and "prepared subversive and terrorist acts on industrial and law enforcement facilities of Perm", namely, he planned to commit arson of the car park of the DPS regiment of the traffic police of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Perm on the instructions of representatives of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to join the "Russian Volunteer Corps". In addition, he published a comment on Telegram, which, in particular, said that "military recruitment offices in the Russian Federation should be destroyed".
Latest event
June 27, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, June 27, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 12 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Anton Galeta's treason case
Criminal case
Anton Galeta's treason case
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Facility: Prison, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
457670, ул. Северная д.1, Челябинская область, г. Верхнеуральск, ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Челябинской области», Галэта Антон Александрович, 1982 г.р.
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Full summary
A native of Belgorod. In 2011, he held the position of head of the analysis department in the macroeconomics department of the administration of the Governor of Perm Krai, then worked in the regional Ministry of Housing and Utilities, and later became the head of the department for the implementation of investment projects and programs in the Housing and Utilities Department of the Perm Administration. At the time of his arrest on 12 October 2022, he was working in the Administrative Buildings Operation Department of Perm. A case was opened against him for preparing to commit state treason and commission of a terrorist act (both articles for the same action —preparation for arson of a traffic police parking lot, allegedly on the orders of the "Russian Volunteer Corps", which Galeta intended to join), as well as for incitement to terrorism. On 22 March 2024, Galeta was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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