Varvara Lemann
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-01-23
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 2 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области»
- Address for letters
- 187010, Ленинградская область, Тосненcкий район, п. Ульяновка, Ульяновское шоссе, д. 76, ФКУ «ИК № 2 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области», Леманн Варвара Викторовна, 1990 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of St. Petersburg. A case was opened against her on charges of incitement to terrorism for calling for the overthrow of the Russian authorities and for the “execution of the highest echelon of military personnel”. In December 2024, the case was transferred to the court. At the trial, Lemann stated that after a visit from FSB officers she had changed her attitude towards the war and now supported the actions of the Russian Federation. On 23 January 2025 she was sentenced to three years in a general-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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