Mikhail Koval
- Criminal Code
- Article 284.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 4 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-12-03
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 9 November 2025
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Case summary
He was detained in Moscow in October 2023 in connection with a case on involvement in an “undesirable” organization, related to his activities with the Ukrainian church “Vozrozhdenie.” On 3 December 2024, Koval was sentenced to 4 years' imprisonment in a general-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 284.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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