Aleksandr Kraichik
- Criminal Code
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 13 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-11-05
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 5 ГУФСИН России по Кемеровской области»
- Address for letters
- 650004, Кемеровская область, г. Кемерово, ул. Буденного, 33, ФКУ «ИК № 5 ГУФСИН России по Кемеровской области», Крайчик Александр Викторович, 1990 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 13 May 2025
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Case summary
A resident of Solikamsk who later moved to Moscow. In April 2023, he was detained at the airport while preparing to fly to Turkey. He was subsequently arrested for five days under an administrative charge of petty hooliganism.
After his release from the detention center, he was rearrested and sentenced to 15 more days in detention. Later, he faced charges of high treason for transferring 50 euros to a fund supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
On November 6, 2024, Krajcik was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
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