Unknown male 533
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism cases
- Verdict
- Sentence unknown
- Date of verdict
- 2025-12-08
- Region
- Karachay-Cherkessia
- City
- Cherkessk
Case summary
A resident of Cherkessk. A case was brought against him for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation: according to the investigation, he was "a supporter of the international LGBT movement and posted comments "promoting non-traditional sexual relations". On 8 December 2025, the man was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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