Andrey Kripushin
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Sentence unknown
- Date of verdict
- 2025-04-23
- Region
- MoscowSaint Petersburg
- City
- Moscow, Saint Petersburg
Case summary
A resident of St. Petersburg. In January 2024, he was detained on charges of calling for terrorism and taken to Moscow. The reason was publications about military commissions and the Novgorod region branch, published in a chat room that Kripushin administered. The defence claims that the reposts happened automatically. At the time of his detention, Kripushin was undergoing serious medical treatment and was not taken into custody. Later, a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions was chosen against him. On 23 April 2025, Kripushin was sentenced, details are unknown.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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