Valerii Lizun
Valerii Lizun, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “Valery Lizun's case”. Sentence (June 11, 2024): 5 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 22, 2024. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 6, 2025.
In brief
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld October 22, 2024
Charges
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code — Confidential cooperation with foreigners
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, together with Dmitrii Pastashchuk, he collected and transmitted data on the movement of military equipment to the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine).
Latest event
November 6, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 6, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Persecution begins
Valery Lizun's case
Criminal case
Valery Lizun's case
- Case number
- 1-17/2024
Thematic group: The case of residents of Crimea of confidential cooperation with the SBU
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Full 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.
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