Aleksey Kuvik
Aleksey Kuvik, born 1978, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting in terrorist activities); Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Alexei Kuivik's case”. Sentence (October 4, 2018): 10 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 22, 2019.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · IT specialists · Terrorism cases
Sentence
10 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld January 21, 2019
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting in terrorist activities
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he participated in the activities of the terrorist organisation "Minin and Pozharsky People's Militia", which aimed to overthrow the constitutional order by armed rebellion.
Latest event
January 22, 2019 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 10 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Alexei Kuivik's case
Criminal case
Alexei Kuivik's case
Thematic group: The case of People's Militia of Russia
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Programmer from Vladimir.
He was recruited by the FSB. According to Antonov's wife, they found an extremist video in VKontakte and threatened him with a criminal case. Kuvik was engaged in social networking sites of Ekishev's supporters and taught his associates from the "People's Militia" to use the TeamSpeak programme. The FSB supervisors demanded that he admit the charge of participation in terrorist activities.
The case was considered under special procedure, but instead of the promised suspended sentence, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on 4 October 2018.
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