Alexei Kuznetsov
Alexei Kuznetsov, born 1992, Kirov Oblast. Charges: Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “Alexei Kuznetsov`s case of financing extremist activities”. Sentence (November 17, 2025): 3 years' of community work. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 25, 2025.
In brief
Kirov Oblast, Moscow · Kirov, Moscow · IT specialists · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters
Sentence
3 years' of community work
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
As follows from the text of the indictment, on 05.08.2021 at a time before 19:30 A.A. Kuznetsov, being in Moscow, including in an unidentified place on Usievicha Street, acting intentionally, knowing that the NGO "FBK" was recognised by the court as an extremist organisation and liquidated, with the aim of providing funds to support the activities of the said extremist organisation, using the details of his bank card No. linked to his bank account No. opened on 01.06.2019 in JSC "TBank" (formerly "Tinkoff Bank"), located at the address: <address>, by means of a mobile phone registered on the website "<data withdrawn>", knowingly intended to finance extremist activities, and made monthly donations to NO "FBK" in the amount of 300 rubles. As a result, in the period from 05.08.2021 to 05.02.2022 from the above bank account Kuznetsov A.A. to the merchant account NO <data withdrawn>), serviced in the bank-acquirer "<data withdrawn>) and the bank-acquirer "<data withdrawn>" (another name <data withdrawn>), transferred funds in the total amount of 2100 rubles, knowingly intended to support the activities of the extremist organisation NO "FBK", namely: 05.08.2021 at 19 hours 30 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.09.2021 at 20 hours 31 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.10.2021 at 20 hours 31 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.11.2021 at 20 hours 31 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.12.2021 at 20 hours 31 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.01.2022 at 20 hours 32 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.02.2022 at 20 hours 32 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles.
Latest event
November 25, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 25, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Alexei Kuznetsov`s case of financing extremist activities
Criminal case
Alexei Kuznetsov`s case of financing extremist activities
Thematic group: Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) financing cases
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Kirov. A case of financing extremist activity was brought against him because of FBK donations. On 5 August 2021, he made a monthly donation of 300 rubles to the organisation. In total, he sent seven donations totalling 2,100 rubles. The case was transferred to Moscow, as Kuznetsov lived there when he subscribed to the donations. On 17 November 2025, Kuznetsov was sentenced to three years of forced labour.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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