Valerii Lizun
- Criminal Code
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-06-11
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 6 November 2025
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Case summary
Resident of Crimea. In June 2023, he was detained and remanded to custody on 27 June. A case of confidential cooperation with foreigners was opened against him: according to the investigation, together with a fellow countryman, he collected and transmitted data on the movement of Russian military equipment to the SBU. On 11 June 2024, Lizun was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
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