Ekaterina Leonova
- Criminal Code
- Article 284.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 1 year 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2025-06-09
- Region
- Moscow Oblast
- City
- Serpukhov
Case summary
A resident of Serpukhov city, Moscow region. In December 2024, Leonova was searched as part of a case on financing the activities of an "undesirable" organisation. According to the investigation, from 29 October 2023 to 7 January 2024, she transferred 10.5 thousand rubles to the accounts of the religious movement "AllatRa". In March 2025, the case went to court. On 9 June 2025, the court sentenced Leonova to one and a half years suspended sentence with one year of probation.
Others charged under Article 284.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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