Sergey Kotov
- Criminal Code
- Article 276, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 15 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-09-27
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 10 УФСИН России по Саратовской области»
- Address for letters
- 410080, Сокурский тракт д. 57, Саратовская область, г. Саратов, ФКУ «ИК № 10 УФСИН России по Саратовской области», Котов Сергей Анатольевич, 1972 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 4 May 2026
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Case summary
Lived in Kherson. He was detained in April 2022. According to the Centre for Journalist Investigations, after his detention he was threatened with shooting. According to the investigation team, he assisted Mykola Petrovsky in giving information about the deployment of Russian troops after the occupation of the city to the Security Service of Ukraine. Kotov was transported to Crimea and charged with espionage. On 27 September 2023, he was sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime prison colony.
Others charged under Article 276, Russian Criminal Code
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