Sergei Krasiuk
Sergei Krasiuk, born 1977, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 280.3 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries…); “Sergei Krasiuk's case of discrediting the Russian army with resulting damage”. Sentence (November 28, 2024): 3 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, with deprivation of the right to work in the defense industry… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since September 9, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 2, Lipetsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 28, 2024.
In brief
Moscow Oblast · Dmitrov, NULL · Engineers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
3 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, with deprivation of the right to work in the defense industry for 3 years
First instance, September 9, 2024: 3 years
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries resulting in serious consequences
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigators' report, Krasiuk put anti-war inscriptions on the key tags of the Raduga design bureau, in connection with which the head of security enforced "measures to block the doors" and ordered the complete evacuation of the company's employees. The company ceased operations for 50 minutes as a result of the evacuation and suffered 237 thousand rubles of damages.
Latest event
February 10, 2025 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 28, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 3 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №8 (SIZO-8) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Moscow Oblast
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
Sergei Krasiuk's case of discrediting the Russian army with resulting damage
Criminal case
Sergei Krasiuk's case of discrediting the Russian army with resulting damage
- Case number
- 1-111/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 2, Lipetsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
398007 г. Липецк, ул. Ковалёва, 130Б, ИК-2, ФКУ «ИК № 2 УФСИН по Липецкой области», Красюк Сергей Иванович, 1977 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Moscow region, an employee of the Raduga design bureau in Dubna. In May 2024, he was placed under house arrest on charges of discrediting the Russian army with resulting damage. He was accused of putting anti-war slogans on the company's key tags, which caused the head of security to order "door-blocking measures" and the complete evacuation of the company's employees. Krasiuk pleaded guilty, but for some unknown reason the court considered that he had not. On 9 September 2024, the engineer was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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