Sergey Komarov
Sergey Komarov, born 1980, Irkutsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Sergey Komarov's case of calls for terrorist activity”. Sentence (July 22, 2025): 5 years' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 26, 2025; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Irkutsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 13, 2026.
In brief
Irkutsk Oblast · Entrepreneurs · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
5 years
deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 17 September 2024, "feeling political hatred towards the President of the Russian Federation, being an opponent of the Special Military Operation of the Russian Federation, with the purpose of acquaintance of an unlimited number of persons, wishing to induce them to carry out terrorist activities, i.e. to commit a crime under article 277 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, <...> in the Internet group "Kremlin Circus" in the Internet messenger "Telegram", published text comments available for viewing by an unlimited number of persons, calling for the implementation of a special military operation in the Russian Federation.
Latest event
March 13, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 13, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Irkutsk Oblast
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Irkutsk Oblast
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Sergey Komarov's case of calls for terrorist activity
Criminal case
Sergey Komarov's case of calls for terrorist activity
- Case number
- 1-140/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Irkutsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
664001 Иркутская область, г.Иркутск, ул. Баррикад, 63, ФКУ СИЗО-1 ГУФСИН России по Иркутской области, Комаров Сергей Евгеньевич, 1980 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Bratsk. On 26 February 2025, he was taken into custody on charges of calling for terrorism: according to the investigation, he called for the assassination of Putin on social networking sites. On 24 April 2025, he was released on his own recognisance. On 22 July 2025, Komarov was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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