Oleg Kolesov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 7 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2024-08-16
- Region
- Rostov Oblast
- City
- NULL
Case summary
He was a resident of Rostov region, working as a masseur. A case was brought against him for organising activities of an extremist organisation due to his involvement in a movement of "citizens of the USSR", which did not have a strict structure but represented disparate groups of people denying the collapse of the USSR. On 16 August 2024, he was sentenced to seven and a half years in a penal colony, followed by a one-year restriction of freedom and a ten-year ban on engaging in activities related to the organisation of public associations.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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