Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov, born 1988, Belgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)). Sentence (April 8, 2024): 9 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since April 26, 2024; place of detention: Prison, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 13, 2025.
In brief
Sentence
9 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 10 May and 5 June 2023, he tried to cross the border on foot in Belgorod Oblast and fight on the side of Ukraine.
Latest event
May 13, 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, May 13, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 9 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
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Facility: Prison, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
662606, ул. Горького д. 114 Тюрьма, Красноярский край, г. Минусинск, ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Кузнецов Вячеслав Николаевич, 1988 г.р.
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Full summary
Resident of Menzelinsk (Tatarstan). Detained in June 2023, according to the investigation during his second attempt to cross the border in the Belgorod Oblast and join the Freedom of Russia Legion. He was taken into custody on charges of preparing to participate in the activities of a terrorist organisation and treason.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.