Petr Krasko
- Criminal Code
- Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime), Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 8 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2025-04-02
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Facility
- ФКУ «Тюрьма № 2 УФСИН по Липецкой области»
- Address for letters
- 399783, ул. Пролетарская д. 1Б, Липецкая область, г. Елец, ФКУ «Тюрьма № 2 УФСИН по Липецкой области», Красько Петр Евгеньевич, 1979 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 14 May 2026
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Case summary
Resident of Moscow. Detained on 24 July 2024 and taken into custody the next day on charges of participation in an illegal armed formation. Presumably, he is also being prosecuted in a theft case.
Others charged under Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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