Viktor Levakov
Viktor Levakov, born 1966, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “Viktor Levakov’s case of donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation”. Sentence (February 25, 2025): 3 years and 6 months’ imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since August 21, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 6, Moscow Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 28, 2024.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters
Sentence
3 years 6 months
3 years and 6 months’ imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld March 10, 2026
Charges
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he made three donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation totalling approximately 3,500 rubles.
Latest event
March 10, 2026 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 28, 2024
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 6 months
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
Viktor Levakov’s case of donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Viktor Levakov’s case of donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation
- Case number
- 01-1007/2024
Thematic group: Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) financing cases
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 6, Moscow Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
140405 Московская область, г. Коломна, мкр. Колычево, Колычевский проезд д. 6, ФКУ «ИК № 6 УФСИН по Московской области», Леваков Виктор Евгеньевич, 1966 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
He is a resident of Moscow and a participant in the vigils at the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge near Boris Nemtsov’s memorial. On 22 August 2024, he was placed under house arrest on charges of financing extremist activities for his donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation. On 25 February 2025, Levakov was sentenced to 3.5 years in a general regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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