Yuri Kolganov
- Criminal Code
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 12 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-09-30
- Region
- Ivanovo Oblast
- City
- Ivanovo
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН России по Магаданской области»
- Address for letters
- 685918, Магаданская область, г. Магадан, п. Уптар, ул. Центральная, д. 3, ФКУ «ИК № 4 УФСИН России по Магаданской области», Колганов Юрий Николаевич, 1993 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 9 September 2025
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Case summary
He is a resident of Ivanovo and a builder of frame houses. In March 2024, a treason case was reported to have been brought against him for two transfers of cryptocurrency to the Freedom of Russia Legion. On 30 September 2024, Kolganov was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
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