Alexandr Gliskov
- Criminal Code
- Article 290 part 6, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 10 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-10-02
- Region
- Krasnoyarsk Krai
- City
- Krasnoyarsk
Case summary
A deputy of the Krasnoyarsk Territory's Legislative Assembly from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR). In September 2023, he ran for the position of Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Krai. During the election, he reported vote buying by United Russia. On 2 November 2023, he was taken into custody on charges of taking a bribe on a particularly large scale.
On 2 October 2024, Gliskov was sentenced to ten years in a strict regime penal colony. On 10 December 2025, the court of cassation returned the case to the court of appeal.
On 25 February 2026, the court of appeal overturned the sentence and returned the case to the prosecutor's office. Gliskov was transferred from custody to house arrest.
Others charged under Article 290 part 6, Russian Criminal Code
What we write about political persecution
Recent material from this section. This is section navigation — the articles below are not about this person.
- 2026-09-04Georgia court clears extradition of Fugal ally to Russia
- 2026-09-04Russia labels Novaya Gazeta a 'foreign agent,' adds over 100 affiliated names
- 2026-09-04Russian court sentences hostage-takers from Rostov detention center to up to 29 years
- 2026-09-04Two Yabloko Duma candidates detained in Moscow two days before vote
- 2026-09-03British man says Russian police beat him, jumped on his head at station in Yessentuki
Source: this person’s record in the OVD-Info political persecution database
Published under CC BY 3.0. The criteria for treating a person as politically persecuted belong to OVD-Info; FACTUM relays their assessment and makes none of its own.
OVD-Info has been designated an «extremist» organisation in Russia — by decision of the Russian authorities, like other independent human rights and media projects.