Vasily Gorelikov
- Criminal Code
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 1 year
- Date of verdict
- 2024-11-06
- Region
- Primorsky Krai
- City
- Vladivostok
Case summary
A resident of Nakhodka, a volunteer of Boris Nadezhdin's headquarters. On 5 June 2024 a search was conducted at his house. They took away letters to political prisoners, which he had at home. After the end of the investigative actions, the young man was taken away in an unknown direction. Later it became known that Gorelikov was in Vladivostok in the building of the FSB, his lawyer was not allowed to see him. Then there was information that a case of calls to extremism was brought against him, he was elected a measure of restriction in the form of prohibition of certain actions. The reason for the case was a comment with the words "**ath to PUTINISTS". On 6 November 2024, Gorelikov was sentenced to a year of suspended sentence.
Others charged under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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