Dmitrii Lamanov
Dmitrii Lamanov, born 1992, Moscow. Charges: Article 212 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation to organize mass riots); Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of persons in mass riots); Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); “The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote”. Sentence (April 5, 2024): 6 years' of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, a ban on posting appeals and other materials on the Internet… Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, October 31, 2024.
In brief
Moscow, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug · Moscow, Nadym · Engineers · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
6 years
of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, a ban on posting appeals and other materials on the Internet for a period of 2 years
Upheld February 2, 2026
Charges
- Article 212 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation to organize mass riots
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of persons in mass riots
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he participated in inducing people to mass riots
Latest event
February 11, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 31, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Persecution begins
The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote
Criminal case
The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote
- Case number
- 01-0010/2024 (01-0093/2023) (01-0995/2022)
Other defendants in the case
- Vyacheslav Abramov — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
- Nikita Kreshchuk — At large, 6 years
- Igor Kuznetsov — At large, 6 years
- Alexei Kurlov — At large, 6 years
- Maria Platonova — Location unknown, 5 years 2 months
- Ildar Sadriev — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
- Dmitry Chebanov — Imprisoned, 7 years 6 months
- Zhanna Chernova — At large, 5 years 2 months
- Alexey Yanochkin — At large, 6 years
Thematic group: The case of the administrators of the Telegram channel "Chto-Delat!"
Details and sources
Full summary
He was detained in September 2021 in Nadym (YNAO) and taken to Moscow, where he was taken into custody on charges of involvement in organising mass riots in connection with correspondence in the "What-Do-It!" Telegram channel, where possible protest actions during the Duma elections were discussed. Later it became known that Lamanov was also accused of incitement to hatred. On 5 April 2024, he was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony. In February 2026, he was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.