Andrey Kuzmichev
- Criminal Code
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-11-13
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области»
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 1 September 2025
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Case summary
A resident of St. Petersburg. A case of confidential co-operation with a foreign state was brought against him. On 13 November 2024, Kuzmichev was sentenced to three years in a general regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
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