Alexei Kungurov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against "foreign agents"
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2016-12-19
- Region
- Tyumen Oblast
- City
- Tyumen
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 17 July 2016
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Case summary
A resident of Tyumen, journalist and blogger. On 3 of March 2016, he was detained and taken to the FSB department on suspicion of justifying terrorism based on a LiveJournal entry about ISIS and was released on his recognisance not to leave. On 15 of June Kungurov was taken into custody. The trial was closed at the request of the expert who analysed Kungurov's post, as he claimed he had received threats. On 20 of December 2016, Kungurov was sentenced to two years in a penal colony. In March 2018, he was transferred to a general regime colony due to reports from penal colony staff, which led to Kungurov being classified as a "persistent offender". On 15 of June 2018, he was released.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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