Ivan Kolodiazhnyi
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Verdict
- Sentence unknown
- Date of verdict
- 2024-11-20
- Region
- Saratov Oblast
- City
- Saratov
Case summary
Resident of Saratov. Worked as a bartender in a chain of beer shops, engaged in the resale of equipment. In March 2024 he was detained by FSB officers. During the search he was insulted, threatened with physical violence. During the interrogation, as Kolodiazhnyi says, he was offered to eat lard, then to sign a contract and redeem himself with blood, the request to provide a lawyer was met with abuse and rudeness. In addition, judging by the story of the persecuted, the officers entered in the search engine on his phone a request for training courses on UAV control. A case of public justification of terrorism was brought against Kolodiazhnyi because of a comment in "VKontakte" about the detonation of the Crimean bridge. On 20th of November 2024, a sentence was passed, details are unknown.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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