Alexei Kurlov
- Criminal Code
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 6 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-04-05
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Address for letters
- 127081, г. Москва, ул. Вилюйская, д. 4, ФКУ СИЗО-4 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Медведь"), Курлов Алексей Сергеевич, 1991 г.р.
Case summary
Kurlov was detained in September 2021 in Moscow and taken into custody on charges of involvement in organising mass riots in connection with correspondence on the Telegram channel "Chto-Delat!"(What to Do!), where possible protest actions during the Duma elections were discussed. Later it became known that Kurlov was also accused of inciting hatred. On April 5, 2024, he was sentenced to six years in a general regime penal colony. He was released in February 2026.
Others charged under Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
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