Maksim Kharitonov
- Criminal Code
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime), Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-11-16
- Region
- Kurgan Oblast
Case summary
A resident of the Kurgan Region. He was taken into custody on charges of confidential cooperation with a foreign organisation. According to the investigation, he corresponded with a banned Ukrainian organisation and received "instructions from it to carry out sabotage and subversive work on the Russian territory". On 16 November 2023, Kharitonov was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
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