Maxim Ivanov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Case summary
Detained on 17 March 2010 and placed in custody on charges of participation in the arson attack on the building of the Department of the FSB in the South-West District of Moscow on 20 December 2009, the action "Happy Chekist's Day, bastards!" for the day of workers of state security agencies. According to the investigation, Ivanov broke a window in the building with a stone.
Others charged under Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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